Senior reporter, politics
Julia Weber covers the Chamber of Deputies and the Luxembourg government. Author of two books on Benelux politics.
Luxembourg's national innovation agency closed 2025 with its highest-ever support count and launched a redesigned, four-pillar service model. Minister Lex Delles and CEO Mario Grotz also confirmed the Luxembourg AI Factory, part of the EU's 19-strong AI Factory network, has assisted around 150 organisations since launch.
EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra spent two days in Luxembourg in mid-April, meeting Prime Minister Frieden, Foreign Minister Bettel and Environment Minister Wilmes. Discussions ranged from ETS2 implementation to international climate finance — and ended with the Commissioner accepting an invitation to open Luxembourg's first International Climate Finance Days in June.
Luxembourg's coalition has adopted a Climate Social Plan to shield vulnerable households and micro-enterprises from rising carbon costs. Within weeks, the country's largest unions and an environmental NGO welcomed the framework but warned it lacks firm budgets, clear target groups, and a binding timeline.
Luxembourg's CSV-DP coalition presented a €30 billion budget on Monday that indexes tax brackets, cuts the surcharge, and pours €1.4 billion into housing — at the cost of a wider deficit through 2028.
An updated bilateral pensions protocol removes decades-old friction for 110,000 French residents working in Luxembourg, set to take effect 1 January 2026.