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The Strike Nobody Wanted

Luxembourg's two biggest unions are threatening a general strike. The last one was in 1982. The one before that was in 1942, against the Nazis. This is not normal.

2.5 Percent

Luxembourg's automatic wage indexation is about to trigger. Here is how a system most countries would not dare build actually works.

The Country That Forgot How to Laugh

Superjhemp creator Lucien Czuga says Luxembourg has a laughter deficit. The man who gave the country its greatest comic hero thinks his homeland takes itself too seriously.

The Rich Country That Cannot Afford to Rest

Luxembourg has the highest GDP per capita in the world, yet 43% of its workers report daily stress and 36% show burnout indicators. Labour Day 2026 exposed the gap between the numbers and the lived reality.

The AI Factory

Luxembourg launched an AI Factory with 80 service offerings. But 80 services is a catalogue, not a strategy.

Verified by Spotify

Spotify is rolling out a badge to prove artists are human. Deezer says 44% of new uploads are AI-generated. The label war is here.

One Hundred and Fifty Million Euros, No Tanks

Luxembourg launched a 150 million euro National Defence Fund focused on dual-use tech: AI, cybersecurity, robotics. Not a single tank in sight.

Two Thousand Five Hundred and Two

Luxembourg's poverty threshold is 2,502 euros per month. One in seven people lives below it. For young people, it is one in five.