Call for Sponsors for the national cybersecurity team for the ECSC
The national team representing Luxembourg in the upcoming European Cybersecurity Challenge in Hamar, Norway from October 24 to 27, 2023 needs your support!
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Free personal data flow from Europe to the US, the end of the Schrems saga?
Free personal data flow from Europe to the US, the end of the Schrems saga?
eduGuichet: a single online portal for the national education system
On 26 June, the Ministry of National Education, Children and Youth launched eduGuichet, a digital platform that bundles access to various digital services for parents and pupils.
BCL: Consumer confidence continues to rise in June 2023.
The Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s consumer confidence indicator has continued to rise in June.
Self-consumption of photovoltaic electricity in companies: launch of a second call for projects to benefit from investment aid
Building on the success of the first call for projects launched in November 2022, the Ministry of the Economy and the Ministry of Energy and Spatial Planning have decided to launch a second call for projects to encourage companies to set up and operate photovoltaic solar power plants in Luxembourg, with the aim of enabling them to use the electricity produced themselves.
Luxembourg modernises investment fund legislation
Luxembourg has updated its legislative framework relating to investment funds to enhance its competitiveness and thus its leadership in this area.
Luxembourg joins 16 Member States in pledging support for EIB’s Ukraine Fund
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the ministers of 16 EU countries signed expressions of intent for the EIB EU for Ukraine Fund in support of Ukraine’s agenda for recovery and reconstruction.
Arendt: New rights to special leave and flexible working arrangements
Two new laws modifying the Luxembourg Labour Code (Code du Travail) with regard to the special leave and flexible working arrangements that are available to employees will soon come into effect. Bills of law n°8016_ and n°8017_ were exempted from a second constitutional vote by the Conseil d’État (State Council) on 14 July 2023 and will be published in the Luxembourg Official Journal shortly.
Regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) and more
On 9 June 2023, both the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA or MICAR) and the recast Regulation on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets and amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 (TFR) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union. For the full text of the press release we refer you to the
Antitrust: Commission opens investigation into possible anticompetitive practices by Microsoft regarding Teams
The European Commission has opened a formal investigation to assess whether Microsoft may have breached EU competition rules by tying or bundling its communication and collaboration product Teams to its popular suites for businesses Office 365 and Microsoft 365.
Chronicle: Luxinnovation to Help Ukrainian Startups Integrate into European Ecosystem
Tuesday 25 July 2023, Luxinnovation announced that it will lead a work package focusing on integrating Ukrainian startups in the European ecosystem, as part of a European consortium.
LT: Luxembourg residence permit applications move online
Luxembourg residents who find it cumbersome to apply for a residence permit via post can now choose to do it online, the country’s Immigration Directorate has said, amid criticism over the Grand Duchy’s slow digitalisation of its public services. Procedures such as applying for a residence permit for both EU and non-EU citizens, can now
