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Aerial view of the Bełchatów power station in Poland, with its industrial buildings and tall chimneys.

Climate · Nov 12, 2026Climate: why current policies lead to 2.7 °C in 2100The Climate Action Tracker estimates that current policies are associated with warming of 2.7 °C by 2100. Lower scenarios depend on additional commitments and their implementation.

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Entrepreneurship · Nov 12, 2026Agile Robots raises $500 million to accelerate its industrial expansionAgile Robots has announced $500 million in funding and a valuation of $8.5 billion. These figures do not mean the same thing as its reported deployments or the maximum capacity of its new German site.

Robert Caro seated in a red armchair at the LBJ Presidential Library, in April 2019.

Books · Nov 12, 2026« The Power Broker » in French: understanding the power behind New YorkThe French edition of « The Power Broker » makes Robert Caro’s investigation of Robert Moses accessible: how an unelected administrator shaped New York and the lives of its residents.

European flags in front of the Berlaymont, the European Commission’s headquarters in Brussels.

Finance · Nov 12, 2026ESG reports: what limited assurance checksThe European Commission is consulting until 18 January 2027 on the assurance of sustainability reports. What limited assurance checks, and how to distinguish it from funds’ ESG disclosures in Luxembourg.

A Luxembourg soldier near an armoured vehicle during a forest exercise in Germany in 2015.

Economy · Nov 12, 2026Defence: how to read the €1.373 billion effort planned for 2027The defence effort announced for 2027 amounts to €1.373 billion. This figure exceeds the Army’s budget. It is also important to distinguish between expenditure and funding for the Military Equipment Fund.

Laurent Mosar, left, and Solvita Āboltiņa during an official visit to Luxembourg in March 2013.

Economy · Nov 12, 2026Civil service: Mosar wants to review the replacement of staff retiringLaurent Mosar’s proposal not to automatically replace every member of staff who retires raises a question of how to balance workforce changes, service quality and public investment.

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Education · Nov 12, 2026Third-country qualifications: what Luxembourg is preparing to simplifyLuxembourg is preparing a targeted simplification of the equivalence criteria for certain foreign qualifications. Here is what the announcement covers and how to distinguish school-level equivalence, academic recognition and access to a regulated profession.

A pupil uses a multimeter in the technical compartment of a Piper Cheyenne aircraft.

Education · Nov 12, 2026Vocational training abroad: two support schemes coexist in LuxembourgThe AideFi reform distinguished between existing beneficiaries and new enrolments in vocational training abroad. Transitional support has been announced for 2026/2027 and 2027/2028, but its practical arrangements still need to be checked with the MENJE.

Tilly Metz in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, in June 2022.

Europe · Nov 12, 2026Tilly Metz elected Vice-President of the European Parliament: what does the role involve?Luxembourg MEP Tilly Metz of Déi Gréng joins the Bureau of the European Parliament. From organising the assembly and representing it to the renewal scheduled for January, here are the responsibilities of the role.

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Economy · Nov 12, 2026In France, 34% of households say they have difficulty paying some energy billsIn France, 34% of households surveyed say they have difficulty paying some energy bills in 2026, compared with 36% in 2025. This figure is distinct from the share of bills in household budgets, thermal discomfort and the vulnerability measure calculated by Insee.

False-colour micrograph of cultured human nasal cells infected with influenza A.

Health · Nov 12, 2026Flu remains stable in Luxembourg as COVID-19 cases riseIn Luxembourg, reported flu cases remain almost unchanged in week 45. COVID-19 and RSV are following different paths, while the wastewater indicator is moving in a different direction from SARS-CoV-2 cases.

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AI · Nov 12, 2026AI models: what Vercel measures with its six-week ‘half-life’Vercel observes a high turnover in the models used by teams using AI Gateway. Its figures describe adoption on one platform, not technical obsolescence after six weeks.