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At the invitation of TRH the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess, the President of the Republic of Cabo Verde, José Maria Neves, and his wife, Débora Katisa Carvalho, paid a state visit to Luxembourg from 23 to 25 May.

At the invitation of TRH the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess, the President of the Republic of Cabo Verde, José Maria Neves, and his wife, Débora Katisa Carvalho, paid a state visit to Luxembourg from 23 to 25 May.

At the invitation of TRH the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess, the President of the Republic of Cabo Verde, José Maria Neves, and his wife, Débora Katisa Carvalho, paid a state visit to Luxembourg from 23 to 25 May.

On Tuesday 16 May, the prize-giving ceremony of the third edition of the Circular by Design Challenge took place in the presence of the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, and the Minister for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Minister for Tourism, Lex Delles.

On 16 and 17 May 2023, Luxembourg will host a conference aimed at bringing together European digital healthtech hubs. This first edition focuses on how national and regional healthtech hubs can optimise their support to help companies successfully launch new digital medical devices on the market.

At the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Phạm Minh Chính, the Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, paid an official visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from 3 to 5 May 2023. He was accompanied by the Minister for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Minister for Tourism, Lex Delles.

Franz Fayot, Minister of the Economy, and Sasha Baillie, CEO of Luxinnovation, presented the 2022 annual report of the national innovation agency. Hosted by SolarCleano, a company that has benefitted from Luxinnovation's support, the presentation focused on key actions undertaken during the first year of implementation of Luxinnovation's 2022-2025 strategy.

The fifth edition of Space Resources Week is taking place between 19 and 21 April 2023 as a 3-day hybrid conference connecting thought leaders from space agencies, research institutes, start-ups, and industry (both terrestrial and space).

On April 17 2023, the Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development, Joëlle Welfring, the Minister for Energy, Claude Turmes, and the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, presented the first draft for the update of the "Energie- a Klimaplang fir Lëtzebuerg".

On 4 April, Luxinnovation and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the development of the recently inaugurated Sustainable Composite Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Centre (SCMM).

On 30 March, the Minister for Tourism, Lex Delles, presented the new "Business Events 2030" strategy. The business events sector - which includes conferences, congresses, meetings, exhibitions, trade fairs, corporate events, incentives and special events - has great potential for development.

The designation as European Digital Innovation Hub (E-DIH) broadens the scope of the Luxembourg Digital Innovation Hub (L-DIH) as a one-stop-shop for the digital transformation of the Luxembourg manufacturing sector by providing additional channels and financial resources for more impact in Luxembourg and Europe.

On Friday, 17 March 2023, the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of the Economy, Société nationale de crédit et d'investissement (SNCI) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) officially launched the Luxembourg Future Fund 2 (LFF 2).

At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Latvia, Egils Levits, HRH the Grand Duke paid a state visit to the Republic of Latvia from 13 to 14 March 2023. He was accompanied by Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, and Franz Fayot, Minister of the Economy.

On 21 February 2023, the General Directorate for Tourism officially launched the call for entries for the second edition of the "Luxembourg Tourism Awards", which will reward players in the sector who have been particularly innovative in their projects.