Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass de 5. Dezember ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. (www.wirtzbill.com) Bis 2050 wëll d’Europäesch Kommissioun dass den europäesche Kontinent klimaneutral soll sinn. Bis dohinner hunn allegueren d’Membersstaten vun der EU allerdéngs nach ee wäite Wee viru sech.
The incoming government has announced it: recreational cannabis will be made legal in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The significance of this is massive, since Luxembourg will be the first country in Europe which legalises the product, after countries such as Portugal, the Netherlands, or the Czech Republic either decriminalised it or just tolerate it.
The ‘gilets jaunes’ in France are celebrating their win over Macron’s plans for increased petrol taxes. After weeks of protests and riots, the French president has instructed prime ministerEdouard Philippe to delay the decision to increase the tax burden by six months.
I had the pleasure of appearing on the LuxVentures podcast in Luxembourg, hosted by Aljaž Pengov Bitenc. We talked elections in Luxembourg, talking politics with locals, and Luxembourg’s history. You can listen to the whole conversation by clicking here.
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass de 6. Dezember ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. (www.wirtzbill.com) Déi italienesch Regierung huet een iwwerschaffde Budgte fir d’nächst Woch ugekennegt. Dës kënnt nodeems d’Europäesch Kommissioun d’Budgetspropose zréckgewisen hat.
Die Luxemburgerin Anna Leader hat beim „Concours littéraire national 2018“ den mit 2.000 Euro dotierten ersten Preis in der Kategorie „Junge Autoren 15-25 Jahre“ gewonnen. Mit ihrem Theaterstück „Outlast“, das gleichzeitig auch ihr erster Versuch war, ein solches Stück zu schreiben, konnte Anna die Jury (Simone Beck, Anne Legill, Carole Lorang, Marc Rettel und Pascal […]
Luxembourg’s parliamentary election in October brought a new political party in the Chambre des Députés. The Pirate Party managed to get two seats in the new parliament, which was recently sworn in.
I was quoted by Marijuana Business Daily on the issue of cannabis legalisation in Luxembourg, which was recently announced by the new government. Click down below to read the full quote, or find it on their website.
The new Luxembourg parliament was recently established, following the elections last month. Seat changes have been minimal and the only real new development when it comes to the parliament is the entering of the Pirate Party with two MPs.
On Sunday, the European Council signed off on the withdrawal agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom.
Bill Wirtz 