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Space Resources Week 2024
The sixth edition of Space Resources Week is taking place between 25 and 27 March 2024 as a 3-day hybrid event, hosted at the European Convention Center Luxembourg, as well as available online.
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Yuriko Backes, Lex Delles and Stéphanie Obertin launched a call for joint R&D projects in the field of defence
On 18 March 2024, Yuriko Backes, Minister of Defence, Lex Delles, Minister of the Economy, SME, Energy and Tourism, and Stéphanie Obertin, Minister for Research and Higher Education, launched a joint call for research and development (R&D) projects in the field of defence.
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23rd Partnership Commission with Cabo Verde: a cross-government approach to development cooperation
On 15 March 2024, the 23rd Partnership Commission between Luxembourg and Cabo Verde took place, an annual meeting to discuss the broad outlines of our cooperation relations with this partner country since 1993.
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The space sector at the heart of the second part of Xavier Bettel and Lex Delles' working visit to California in the United States
The second part of the working visit by Xavier Bettel, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Lex Delles, Minister for the Economy, SME, Energy and Tourism, to California in the United States focused on the space sector.
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First part of the working visit by Xavier Bettel and Lex Delles to California in the United States, focusing on autonomous mobility and artificial intelligence
During the first part of their working visit to California in the United States, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, and the Minister of the Economy, SME's, Energy and Tourism, Lex Delles, had a meeting with Pony.ai, the world leader in autonomous driving technology.
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Gender statistics in decision-making bodies - 17th interim report
On 4 March 2024, the Government Council adopted the 17th interim report on gender statistics in decision-making bodies.
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Lex Delles attended the EU Council of Energy Ministers
On 4 March 2024, Lex Delles, Minister of the Economy, SME, Energy and Tourism, attended the meeting of the EU Council of Energy Ministers in Brussels.
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Eric Thill: ''Sustainability is playing an increasingly important role in the professional events sector''
The Minister Delegate for Tourism, Eric Thill, attended the opening of the plenary session of the MPI (Meeting Professionals International) annual conference in Europe. Known as the European Meetings & Events Conference (EMEC), the event will take place in Luxembourg from 3 to 5 March 2024.
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Lex Delles attended the ministerial meeting of the International Energy Agency
From 13 to 14 February 2024, the Minister of the Economy, SME, Energy and Tourism, Lex Delles, attended the ministerial meeting of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris.
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Meeting between Martine Hansen, Lex Delles and ULAV
Martine Hansen and Lex Delles met the « Union Luxembourgeoise des Agences de Voyages ».
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The government places certain sectors of the construction industry in a state of crisis
Based on the report of the Economic Committee of 23 January 2024, the government in council has decided to declare certain branches of the construction sector in a state of crisis for a period of six months, from February to July 2024, and to implement short-time working for economic reasons.
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The three start-ups of the scale-up programme are now known
The scale-up support pilot programme initiated by the Ministry of the Economy and managed by Luxinnovation has been designed to support advanced-stage start-ups which are on an accelerated growth trajectory and have plans for international expansion. The programme reached a key milestone with the selection of 3 start-ups that will participate in this first pilot edition.
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Launch of a joint call for "5G Communication technologies" projects
This joint call for projects will take place in two phases. The first phase, between 15 November 2023 and 9 February 2024, will allow interested economic players to submit their projects (summary, planned research, timetable, budgets, etc.).
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Joint checks by the Ministry of Consumer Protection and ILNAS in the tyre sector
As the winter season approaches, and with the obligation to switch to winter tyres when winter weather conditions prevail on the roads, tyre dealers traditionally experience a high level of demand for tyre changes.
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Publication of the study "IP-backed finance in Luxembourg – Using Intellectual Property Rights as a source of finance"
Intellectual property (IP) intensive products and services, particularly in key areas such as renewable energies, circular economy and artificial intelligence, are of the driving forces behind the green and digital transformation of the economy.