Paul Olinger News Today

The European Union is asking its member states to present an action plan--this year--to ensure that at least eight employees in ten are covered by a collective labour agreement. But this target is a far cry from reality in Luxembourg.

The first results show the CSV in the lead, ahead of the DP and LSAP, who are neck and neck, while déi Gréng has fallen back. While we await the final verdict, here are some initial reactions from the business community.

We asked leading figures from five different organisations what they would expect from the next government. Today: Jean-Paul Olinger, director, UEL.

The digitisation and increase in the amounts of meal vouchers in Luxembourg is scheduled for 1 January 2024. But the professional chambers are having their say on the draft legislation.

Taxation is a key transformation lever to digitise the country and place the economy in a more sustainable model. Tax reform is necessary in Luxembourg to maintain the country’s development, according to Jean-Paul Olinger, director, and Flora Castellani, tax counsel, at the Luxembourg Employers’ Association (UEL).

Julie Becker, CEO of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, is the winner of the Paperjam Top 100 2022. The jury of this 9th edition unanimously praised the qualities of this executive, who has put the Luxembourg Stock Exchange on the world map.

The heads of the UEL, Jean-Paul Olinger, and OGBL, Nora Back, debate the merits and flaws of the 3G CovidCheck regime, made mandatory in workplaces on 15 January but made optional again on 11 February.

Parliament will vote on Monday on proposals for a new wide-ranging CovidCheck regime which would put further pressure on the unvaccinated

BBC News By Mathieu Pollet image caption"Im non-essential" declares one of the protesters in the Place de la Bastille in central Paris Hundreds of actors, theatre directors, musicians, film technicians and critics, and many others from the world of French culture gathered in the heart of Paris and other cities on Tuesday to protest against the governments shutdown of culture venues because of Covid-19. Cinemas, theatres, museums and concert halls had been set to reopen, but days in advance Prim...