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Truck cartel: Dutch court quantifies the damages
14+ hour, 15+ min ago (514+ words) Ten years after the 2016 European ruling, the Amsterdam court has upheld the principle of damages arising from the lorry cartel, set the additional cost at 7% and paved the way for potentially substantial compensation for buyers. The manufacturers had been required…...
The craft sector faces the urgent challenge of competitiveness
19+ hour, 51+ min ago (423+ words) The craft sector is holding its own, but has seen a 33% drop in productivity since 2019. In response to this worrying trend, the Chamber of Skilled Trades and Crafts is calling for structural reforms to maintain its profitability. Responding to these…...
Luxembourg moves forward with the 28th regime despite criticism
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (564+ words) delano. lu The government supports the EU's proposal for a single legal framework for businesses, whilst promising social safeguards. This represents a fine line of balance in contrast to the trade unions' stance, which is firmly opposed to what they…...
The illusion of stability in a high-risk credit world
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (386+ words) The global credit outlook is darkening as geopolitical shocks and structural risks intensify. Fitch highlights a growing threat from energy disruption, tariffs and AI-driven volatility, warning that current market stability may prove vulnerable to a prolonged crisis. In this downside…...
The government justifies the slowdown in the electric vehicle sector
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (252+ words) The momentum behind electric vehicle registrations is slowing in Luxembourg. The government attributes this slowdown to windfall effects and is adjusting its policies, though not all uncertainties regarding the 2030 target have been resolved. At the same time, hybrid vehicles are…...
Meisch declines rent reform timeline as MPs split
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (911+ words) At a housing committee meeting on 23 April 2026 in Luxembourg, MPs sought clarity from Claude Meisch, minister for housing and territorial planning, on the timing of rent reform, exposing divisions over whether to prioritise supply, regulation or better data. A rental…...
Post Luxembourg names Marie Bourlond to executive committee
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (269+ words) Post Luxembourg has appointed Marie Bourlond to its executive committee in a newly created risk and compliance role, signalling a governance shift as regulatory demands intensify. Post Luxembourg has appointed as director in charge of risk and compliance and a…...
Logistics, not supply, now drives global food prices
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (714+ words) Global food supplies may be plentiful, but the system is under pressure. Panel experts at the FT's Commodities Global Summit 2026 stress that freight costs, input shortages and geopolitical fragmentation are driving a shift from supply-driven markets to strategic competition'raising risks…...
There is no evidence of structural fuel shortages
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (433+ words) In light of tensions in the Middle East, Luxembourg is monitoring its fuel supplies, with a particular focus on kerosene. The minister of mobility and public works, Yuriko Backes, speaking at a meeting of European ministers on 21 April, said she…...
ECB not yet ready to change course: Lagarde
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (668+ words) Christine Lagarde said the scale of the energy shock alone would not determine its economic impact, arguing that the duration of the disruption would be key to judging which scenario the euro area now faces--a message likely to be…...