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Grand Ducal Court hires engineer to cut birthday cake into 92,394 pieces
As the National Day approaches, the Grand Duchy is getting busy with preparations, down to the smallest detail. Luxembourg's Grand Ducal Court has announced that in preparation for the upcoming National Day, which officially marks the Grand Duke's...

Minister Genov Takes Part in EU Environment Council Meeting in Luxembourg
Bulgaria’s Environment and Water Minister, Manol Genov, took part in a meeting of the EU Environment Council in Luxembourg on Tuesday, according to the Ministry’s press service. During the meeting, ministers reached an agreement on the Council’s...

Future Food Quick Bites: Protein Lattes, Food Tech Hubs & Tempeh Innovation
5 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a host of protein lattes, Better Nature’s tempeh rollouts, and Meatable’s presentation at a Wall Street Journal forum....

Q8 and Noahs to roll out digital food concept in Belgium and Luxembourg
After a successful partnership in Denmark, two companies aim to test a flexible, tech-driven food concept in the Belux region. Q8 has announced a strategic partnership with Danish foodtech company Noahs to transform the food and convenience...

Major Brussels-to-Luxembourg Motorway Upgrade Nears Completion: Faster Travel Ahead
Brussels, 16 June 2025 — After more than two years of extensive renovations, the critical E411 motorway connecting Brussels to Luxembourg is set to reopen in full by 11 July, promising drivers a smoother and faster journey between Belgium’s...

Best early Prime Day deals 2025: 30+ sales on tech products live now
When is Amazon Prime Day? Amazon Prime Day will run from Tuesday, July 8, to Friday, July 11, 2025. The annual two-day sale was extended to four days in 2025. How long will Prime Day last? Amazon Prime Day will last four days, running from July...

Five Luxembourg banks join the European EPI consortium
On Monday, the European Payments Initiative (EPI) consortium, the developer of the Wero payment solution, announced that five Luxembourg banks had joined: Spuerkeess, BGL BNP Paribas, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL), POST Luxembourg, and...

Bitget enters three-year partnership with UNICEF Luxembourg to advance blockchain literacy among young women
Bitget has committed to a three-year partnership with UNICEF Luxembourg to advance digital skills and blockchain literacy among young people through the Game Changers Coalition programme. In a press release sent to crypto.news, Bitget pledges to...

It’s time for a United States of Europe
But history wasn’t done with him. In 2030, Russia invaded Estonia, a former Soviet republic in northeastern Europe. It was Ukraine all over again. Estonia was a NATO member, but the United States, still led by the Republican Party’s isolationist...

Why we need global rules for extracting space resources
Opinion In science-fiction stories, companies often mine the moon or asteroids. While this may seem far-fetched, this idea is edging closer to becoming reality. Celestial bodies like the moon contain valuable resources, such as lunar regolith —...

World News | Thousands of Voices Unite in Song at Traditional Choir Festival Celebrating Estonia's Culture
Tallinn (Estonia), Jul 6 (AP) The voices of more than 21,000 choir singers rang out in the rain in Estonia, and a huge crowd of spectators erupted in applause, unfazed by the gloomy weather. The Song Festival Grounds, a massive outdoor venue in...

10 benefits of living in Luxembourg
The benefits of living in Luxembourg are enormous, but the notable ones are discussed in this article. Luxembourg is not famous for being beautiful and peaceful alone, but also for the quality of life, the economic stability, healthcare,...

Second edition: Astronaut for a Day initiative relaunched to inspire future space professionals
Astronaut for a Day is aimed at adolescents aged 13 to 21, with the goal of identifying new talent and potential future professionals in the field of space exploration. Inspired by a Portuguese initiative, the programme Astronaut for a Day is...

Thousands of voices unite in song at traditional choir festival celebrating Estonia's culture
TALLINN, Estonia — The voices of more than 21,000 choir singers rang out in the rain in Estonia, and a huge crowd of spectators erupted in applause, unfazed by the gloomy weather. The Song Festival Grounds, a massive outdoor venue in the Estonian...

York team set off on Race Across The World style charity challenge
Staff from a York company are dashing across Europe this weekend in an amazing charity challenge. It’s part of tech business Phoenix Software’s fundraising campaign for St Leonard’s Hospice. They were inspired by the hit BBC One show, Race Across...

Deep Time and Digital Art: Elektron Luxembourg’s ‘Hybrid Futures’
by Fionn Adamian // June 13, 2025 If that impossible longue durée history could be written from the perspective of the animals that co-inhabit our planet, one would first have to settle the question of what—how! and in what sense!—the animals call...

Meta, TikTok challenge EU’s Big Tech fee; call it “unfair and disproportionate”
Meta and TikTok have taken the European Union to court over a fee which they claim is unfair and based on flawed calculations. Speaking before Europe’s second-highest court on Wednesday, the two tech giants argued that the EU’s supervisory levy...

Environment Ministry and nature conservation group seek to restore biodiversity in Luxembourg
Luxembourg's inter-municipal nature conservation group SICONA is working to restore biodiversity by transferring native seeds to meadows across the country, aiming to preserve rare wildflower habitats with long-term support from the government’s...

Amazon asks court to scrap EU tech label
Amazon has asked Europe's second-highest court to scrap its designation as a platform subject to stricter requirements under landmark EU online content rules, arguing that it poses no systematic risks to its users. The Digital Services Act, which...

Amazon asks court to scrap EU tech label, arguing it poses no systemic risks
Audio By Carbonatix By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Amazon asked Europe’s second-highest court on Thursday to scrap its designation as a platform subject to stricter requirements under landmark EU online content rules, arguing that it poses...