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Two Hundred Twenty-Five Million

Luxembourg's first Pillar 2 tax returns are in. 8,695 entities registered, 225 million euros declared. The global minimum tax is no longer theoretical.

The Forty-Eight

48% of Luxembourg's population is foreign. But who are they? The demographics are shifting fast, with Indians, Syrians, and Chinese now leading third-country residence permits.

The Bare Minimum

Luxembourg's prison population surged from 737 to 851 in one year. All three prisons are near capacity. Staff are facing violence and burning out. The 2018 reforms are crumbling.

Six Million to Space

Luxembourg's Pension Fund has €6 million indirectly invested in SpaceX. Health Minister Martine Deprez confirmed the figure in response to a parliamentary question from Pirate MP Marc Goergen.

One Hundred and Twenty-Two

122 people sought asylum in Luxembourg in July, down from 131 in June. Most came from Eritrea, Syria, and Venezuela. 67 Ukrainians applied for temporary protection.

Ninety-One

91 excess deaths in Luxembourg in 5 weeks of heatwave. 14,260 across Europe in one week. The heat is not a nuisance. It is a killer.

Bill 8722

Today, Luxembourg's Financial Intelligence Unit gains the power to send real-time fraud alerts to crypto exchanges. Bill 8722 closes a gap that cost Caritas 70 million dollars.

Twenty Percent

Luxembourg's incarceration rate jumped 20% in a year, one of the steepest increases in Europe. 78% of inmates are foreign nationals. The prison system is feeling the strain.