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Published on 14 Apr. 2021 Switch to German for original article Being discriminated because of appearance and origin is part of everyday life for some people - is Luxembourg an exception? No. Nevertheless, not every person has the same experiences and goes through very different situations. Some honest conversations about prejudices and stereotypes towards people of Asian origin. Racism is widespread and remains a sad reality in Luxembourg, too. On June 5 last year, at least 1,500 people took part in a demonstration against racism in front of the US Embassy. The killing of the African-A...

The Luxembourg government isn’t bidding on Birtrange castle, which was put up for auction by the Red Cross, officials have confirmed.  Located in the north of Luxembourg, the château was bequeathed to the Red Cross by its former owner, baroness Claudine de Broqueville, upon her death in January 2018. The Red Cross at the start of the year said it was selling the property with the proceeds in part financing the organisation’s new headquarter in Howald. Sitting on 85 hectares of land, the site is a national monument, with foundations dating to the 13th century although its current shape d...

Visiting Luxembourg for an online citizen dialogue focusing on young people, the Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights spoke with the Lëtzebuerger Journal about his priorities but also his point of view on the respect of human rights in Luxembourg.

While legal, some Luxembourg tax practices are questionable, causing political problems

Luxembourg’s parliament on Tuesday largely supported the government in its defence of the country’s financial sector, which came under fire in the so-called OpenLux revelations on 8 February.  The revelations saw an international group of journalists trawl through millions of documents on the owners of companies registered in Luxembourg, identifying criminals, oligarchs and celebrities who funnel money through the grand duchy. The data was sourced from the beneficial owners register, a database that went online in 2019. “Our position today in the context of OpenLux is different than th...