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IPatience is a virtue...

IPatience is a virtue... | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
Luxembourg arrival date for new IPad set to March 23.
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Luxembourg to get 12 permanent speed cameras

Luxembourg to get 12 permanent speed cameras | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
Sustainability minister Claude Wiseler confirmed in parliament that 12 automated speed cameras would soon be installed permanently throughout Luxembourg.

 

RTL radio reported that the exact locations of the cameras are yet to be announced. However, once they have been installed, motorists will be warned by road sign of their whereabouts.

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EU commission in lawsuit threat

EU commission in lawsuit threat | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
Luxembourg government criticised for discriminating cross-border workers...
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CSV unite behind free-choice smoking ban

CSV unite behind free-choice smoking ban | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
No difference in opinion between party and parliamentary group, say CSV leaders...
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New smoking ban “excessive”, says gastronomy sector

New smoking ban “excessive”, says gastronomy sector | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
HORESCA federation not encouraged by right to install smokers' rooms...

 

The HORESCA federation also insists that this new smoking ban will, in fact, have a financial impact on business.

 

Statistics put forward by the federation have shown that in countries, which have already introduced a smoking ban in bars and clubs, turnover in these establishments was down by 15 to 30 %.

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Number of asylum seekers on the rise again

Number of asylum seekers on the rise again | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
Immigration services publish latest figures, 223 people asked for asylum in January...
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Final details on City tram on 8 May

Final details on City tram on 8 May | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
PM Juncker to reveal mode of financing in State of the Nation speech...

 

The project of a tram line linking Luxembourg-City centre with Kirchberg, Hesperange and Findel will definitely be built in the coming years, it seems, as Luxembourg City's mayor told journalists at Wednesday's monthly City Breakfast.

 

Xavier Bettel and mobility alderman, François Bausch, said they were happy, that the government on Tuesday openly renewed their support of the project.

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Andy Schleck wins Tour de France 2010

Andy Schleck wins Tour de France 2010 | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
Luxembourg ace declared winner retroactively as Alberto Contador is found guilty of doping...
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Juncker stands behind index

Juncker stands behind index | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
PM tells business federation FEDIL that changes to system are enough...
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Trade unions unite against changes to index

Trade unions unite against changes to index | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
Syndicates convinced that alterations will eventually lead to system being dropped altogether...

 

Luxembourg's trade unions are calling on the government to withdraw its controversial bill, which will alter the country's system of automatic adjustment of salaries, known as the index system...

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President of parliament handed anti-smoke ban petition

President of parliament handed anti-smoke ban petition | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
Laurent Mosar handed roughly 9,000 signatures in favour of free-choice smoking laws...
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Government aims to improve data protection

Government aims to improve data protection | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
Ministers react to ADR questions after personal information was stolen from National Sports Institute...
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Unemployment still on the rise in Luxembourg

Unemployment still on the rise in Luxembourg | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
15,579 people without a job in January, 551 more than in December...
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Luxembourg-City displays all on touch screen

Luxembourg-City displays all on touch screen | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
All public information for residents available on new e-Reider outside town hall...
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Draft bill for bar smoking ban leaked

Draft bill for bar smoking ban leaked | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
Bars and clubs allowed to install smoking rooms, says text leaked to press...
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Higher fines in public transport

Higher fines in public transport | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
Bus and train passengers caught without valid ticket will have to pay 150 € in future...
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Crisis tax might be re-introduced in 2013

Crisis tax might be re-introduced in 2013 | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
Discussions are ongoing to re-introduce controversial 0,8 % tax, only abolished in January...
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Mysterious ''Bommeleer'' case to be pursued

Mysterious ''Bommeleer'' case to be pursued | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
2 police officers charged with bombing campaign in the 80s will be judged...
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Quality of life in Luxembourg on the rise

Quality of life in Luxembourg on the rise | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
New figures show the GDP per person is 150 % higher than in rest of Eurozone...
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I feel as though the quality of life would fall into the GPI rather then GDP
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I Believe that GPI would probably be a better indicator for quality of life then GDP.
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Funky fresh new buses roll into Lux-City

Funky fresh new buses roll into Lux-City | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
22 colourful buses the first of many to improve air quality in capital...

 

Luxembourg-City officials on Sunday proudly showed off their new low-emission buses to the general public.

 

The 17 articulated buses and 5 hybrid mini-buses, which rolled into the bus station at Centre Aldringen, certainly are a striking sight, their flashy design inspired by the city's Multiplicity logo.

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