Luxembourg

A coalition of 13 youth organisations are protesting outside the Luxembourg Parliament today against soaring housing costs.

Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel makes his annual foreign policy statement in the Chamber of Deputies today.

He's expected to set out the main geopolitical challenges, including Luxembourg's position on Israel.

Rescue services are reporting an accident involving seven vehicles on the Arlon Motorway yesterday evening at around 6.40pm. Three people were injured.

Israelis are voting today in a general election seen as a verdict on Benjamin Netanyahu.

I'm Sasha Keir with today's news, sports and weather.

A coalition of 13 youth organisations will protest outside Luxembourg's parliament today against soaring housing costs.

Rents have surged up by 11%, forcing vital workers out of the country.

Demonstrators are demanding a national housing commission, rent caps and a vacancy tax to tackle the crisis.

Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel makes his annual foreign policy statement in the Chamber of Deputies today at 2 p.m. He's expected to set out the main geopolitical challenges, including Luxembourg's position on Israel.

The war in Ukraine, the situation with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, and the political climate in neighboring countries are also likely to feature.

It's bad news on the forecourts as overnight diesel has gone up by 5.6 cents to €2.11 per litre.

So we have Albania.

That must be a middle power, no? Luxembourg.

Luxembourg?

Our great nemesis.

Belgium, Romania, Greece, Turkey.

I'm surprised Poland's this high.

Hungary, Greece, Luxembourg, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Slovenia, Slovakia, Iceland, Norway, still all Europe, Estonia, Spain, Chechnya, Netherlands, then Israel at 44, given its egalitarian sort of roots.

But

Israel also is spending 7.5% or 8% of GDP on the army.

Melconi has recalled its chocolate-flavoured protein pudding, warning that some products sold between 8 August and 23 October may contain small glass fragments.

Luxembourg's National Information and Technology Centre presented proposals to introduce electronic voting as an alternative to postal voting.

The system aims to simplify elections, reduce invalid ballots and centralise security infrastructure.

Lawmakers stress the need for early testing while critics raise transparency and cyber attack concerns.

Discussions continue on November 30th.

A coalition of 13 youth organisations will protest tomorrow outside Luxembourg's parliament against soaring housecasts.

Rents have surged up 11%, forcing vital workers out of the country.

Demonstrators demand a National Housing Commission rent caps and a vacancy tax to tackle the crisis.

It's on The Hill, H-I-L-L, thehill.com, I guess, is where he publishes it.

Other comments? Anything else? Any disturbances coming over to Luxembourg or are they confined to the French borders?

Well, very little stuff.

There were some student unions that were talking about doing some manifestations, but it was mostly external people that wanted to do something.

Here in Luxembourg, it's very, very calm.

The real problems are in France, Belgium, and yeah.

Italy also a little bit? Italy?

the ISS, yeah, not a satellite.

You know, just last week I called someone I had met on.

I knew someone through my Luxembourg connection, which I started to mention over my head.

I'm the honorary consul to Florida for Luxembourg.

I got a call two weeks ago.

Someone needed something.

Paying for a DEI flash mob in Kyrgyzstan.

paying for a diversity roadshow in India, diversity and inclusion programs in Luxembourg, Spain, New Zealand, Canada, and Malaysia, and our tax money went under the Biden administration for teaching trans and intersex leaders in India.

Wow.

Are tax dollars at work?