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Pacifist Arms

Luxembourg, a country with no army worth mentioning, is drafting a legal framework for weapons production. The Grand Duchy wants to align with NATO defence directives. The irony is not lost on anyone.

Fickle Winds

Nearly 14,000 hectares burned in Aragon. 13 dead in Andalusia last week. Spain's wildfire season is not a season anymore.

Wormeldange

Field fire near Wormeldange destroys large section of field, close to a house. Firefighters prevent spread. Possible second fire in Stadtbredimus. The heatwave is over. The fires are not.

Weekends Only

Cine Sura in Echternach reopens after federation fallout. Expelled from CDAC, weekend-only screenings, full programme by September. Questions remain.

Teddy Bears

Three organisations protest in Luxembourg City for child protection reforms. Weekly child rape reports. Open letter to PM Frieden unanswered. Bring a teddy bear.

Sixty-Eight, Again

EU Commissioner Hansen on agriculture: 68 EKABE dairy farms at risk, fertiliser dependency, climate adaptation, quality over mass production. The number that was a headline returns as a warning.

Not a Crisis

LSAP midterm review: government lacks leadership and coherence. Housing not in crisis mode. Health uncoordinated. Tax reform without counter-financing. Bofferding offers her dachshund.

Forty-Eight

Luxembourg's long-term care insurance: €48.3 million surplus, down from €80.7 million. Ageing population, growing beneficiaries, chronic illnesses. The surplus is shrinking.