Scientists at LIST say Luxembourg is shifting to hotter, drier summers and more violent downpours, straining drinking water, agriculture and infrastructure long after this week's heatwave ends.
On 17 June 2026 the European Parliament gave final approval to deregulate plants made with new genomic techniques, exempting the simplest gene-edited crops from GMO labelling and risk checks. Luxembourg's three MEPs voted in favour, even as the country's environmental and farming NGOs warned the reform abandons a long-standing precautionary line and strips consumers of the right to know what is on their plate.
The EU will suspend imports of Brazilian meat from 3 September over breaches of its antibiotic rules, a food-safety decision Luxembourg's agriculture minister has welcomed even as it tests the new EU-Mercosur trade pact.