# Étude

> Étude is an independent editorial journal covering Luxembourg — politics, finance, EU policy, culture, and the Greater Region — in Luxembourgish, French, German, and English.

Étude (Étude — Le Journal Luxembourgeois) is an independent editorial journal published from Luxembourg City. We cover Luxembourgish politics, finance, EU policy, technology, culture, and the Greater Region in English, French, German, and Luxembourgish. Articles are written by named human reporters and corrected publicly when wrong. Editor in chief: Marie-Anne Kayser. Managing editor: Pierre Hansen. ISSN: 2960-0000.

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## Latest articles

- [Luxinnovation Backs Record 1,000 Companies as AI Factory Takes Shape](https://etude.lu/article/luxinnovation-2025-ai-factory-update): 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. (2026-05-04)
- [Hoekstra in Luxembourg: ETS2, Climate Finance, and a Date in June](https://etude.lu/article/hoekstra-luxembourg-climate-diplomacy-april-2026): 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. (2026-05-04)
- [Frieden Government's 45-Measure Climate Social Plan Wins Cabinet Approval, Faces Union Pushback](https://etude.lu/article/climate-social-plan-luxembourg-2026): 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. (2026-05-04)
- [Frieden Government Unveils €30 Billion Budget With Sweeping Middle-Class Tax Relief](https://etude.lu/article/luxembourg-2026-budget-tax-reform): 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. (2026-05-04)
- [SES Lifts Off Two More O3b mPOWER Satellites in Bid to Close Connectivity Gap](https://etude.lu/article/ses-mpower-spacex-launch-betzdorf): SES launched two more O3b mPOWER satellites aboard a Falcon 9 on Friday night, bringing its medium-earth-orbit fleet to nine and unlocking the Pacific service ring. (2026-05-03)
- [CSSF Concludes Thematic AML Review of Fund Distribution, Faults Three Quarters of Sample](https://etude.lu/article/cssf-aml-thematic-review-fund-distribution): Luxembourg's financial regulator found weaknesses in 73% of the 84 management companies it reviewed for AML controls in fund distribution, signalling tougher inspections ahead of the 2026 SREP cycle. (2026-05-02)
- [Luxtram Opens Cloche d'Or Extension as Daily Ridership Tops 130,000](https://etude.lu/article/luxtram-cloche-dor-route-opens): Luxembourg's tram network reached the Cloche d'Or business park on Sunday, eight months behind schedule, as Luxtram reports daily ridership above 130,000. (2026-05-01)
- [Luxembourg's 2026 EU Presidency Will Foreground Capital Markets Union](https://etude.lu/article/luxembourg-eu-presidency-priorities): Luxembourg used a Brussels keynote to set out a Council presidency built around a relaunched Capital Markets Union, defence financing, and a securitisation rulebook overhaul. (2026-04-30)
- [The Cinémathèque's New Permanent Exhibition Treats Luxembourgish Film as Adult History](https://etude.lu/article/cinematheque-100-years-luxembourg-film-history): The Cinémathèque's redesigned permanent exhibition treats a century of Luxembourgish film as serious cultural history rather than nostalgic curiosity. (2026-04-29)
- [Cross-Border Pension Deal Removes Decade-Old Friction for 110,000 French Workers](https://etude.lu/article/cross-border-workers-french-pension-deal): An updated bilateral pensions protocol removes decades-old friction for 110,000 French residents working in Luxembourg, set to take effect 1 January 2026. (2026-04-28)
- [Apartment Prices Tick Up for First Time in Six Quarters, STATEC Confirms](https://etude.lu/article/housing-affordability-luxembourg-q3-statec): STATEC's Q3 housing index shows apartment prices rising for the first time in six quarters, even as transaction volumes remain depressed. (2026-04-27)

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