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Under Embargo

Teachers' union says scientific evaluation of French literacy reform was kept under embargo because results didn't meet expectations. Ministry denies it.

Thirty Degrees in the Ward

Hospitals hit 30°C in patient rooms during heatwave. 15 AC units bought, 60 needed. New building with cooling ceilings due in 2029.

The Reading Room Grows

Luxembourg's National Library adds 2,700 digitised titles to eluxemburgensia.lu. OCR, full-text search, and a copyright catch: you have to be there in person.

Stock-Taking

CSV takes stock before summer recess: pensions, asylum pact, tax cuts, media law. Zeimet rejects claims of DP pressure over tripartite timing. Autumn tax reform ahead.

Seven Point Three Six Billion

Pension fund pays out record €7.36 billion in 2025. Reserve fund at lowest level since 2013. For the first time, more paid abroad than domestically.

Fire Season

Luxembourg's fire service is battling a wave of vegetation fires as drought and heat push fire risk to extremely high levels. Seven fires in a single day, 15 in a week.

Day Seven

Yellow alert extended again. 34°C forecast for Wednesday. The heatwave that was supposed to break is still here.

The Digital Euro Enters the Final Stretch

The European Parliament just voted to start final negotiations on the digital euro. With a target launch in 2029, the ECB wants a payment system that keeps European money in European hands.