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Presentation of the national energy saving campaign "Zesumme spueren - Zesummenhalen"
On 8 September 2022, the Minister for Energy, Claude Turmes, the Minister for Home Affairs, Taina Bofferding, and the Minister for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Lex Delles, together with the representatives of Syvicol, Serge Hoffmann, the Chamber of Commerce, Fernand Ernster, and the Chamber of Skilled Trades and Crafts, Alexander Kieffer, presented the national campaign for energy savings.
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Launch of the 13th edition of Fit 4 Start start-up acceleration programme to address innovative, tech- and data-driven ventures
The 13th edition of Fit 4 Start has officially been launched. The flagship start-up acceleration programme, initiated by the Ministry of the Economy and managed by Luxinnovation targets innovative, tech- and data-driven ventures.
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National strategy to reduce energy demand: first measures for the state, companies, municipalities and citizens
At the extraordinary meeting of the Council of the EU Energy Ministers, the Member States reached a political agreement on a reduction - in a first phase on a voluntary basis - of 15% of natural gas demand between 1 August 2022 and 31 March 2023.
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Portugal and Luxembourg have held a "Blue Talk” in view of the United Nations Ocean Conference
On 16th of June, Portugal, as one of the co-organizers of the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) (informally, The Ocean Conference), and Luxembourg, through the Ministry of the Economy, its Maritime Administration and the Luxembourg Maritime Cluster, have held a "Blue Talk". T
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Luxembourg in Transition –Towards a zero-carbon, resilient and sustainable territory
Launched in June 2020, the international consultation gathered strategic spatial planning proposals and produced ecological transition scenarios for the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and its neighbouring border territories by 2050.
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Franz Fayot and Sasha Baillie presented the reshaped "Fit 4" programmes by Luxinnovation aimed at stimulating innovation within companies
Franz Fayot, Minister of the Economy, and Sasha Baillie, CEO of Luxinnovation, presented the reshaped "Fit 4" performance programmes, which offer companies the opportunity to benefit from advice from specialised experts and public subsidies in order to improve the overall performance of their activities linked to innovation, sustainability and digital transformation.
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The Ministry of the Economy launches a study to assess and benchmark the Luxembourg start-up ecosystem in sight of its further development
The Ministry of the Economy launches a strategic initiative aimed at assessing the Luxembourg start-up ecosystem in order to identify further steps to bring the ecosystem towards a next level of development over the upcoming years.
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State visit of TT.RR.HH. the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess to the Portuguese Republic
At the invitation of the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, TT.RR.HH. the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess visited the Portuguese Republic from 11 to 12 May 2022.
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Franz Fayot advocates strengthening relations between start-up ecosystems during the State visit to Portugal
As part of the economic mission organised on the occasion of the State visit of TRHs the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess to Portugal, the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, made the welcome address at an event dedicated to the mutual discovery of the start-up ecosystems of Luxembourg and Portugal in Lisbon on Wednesday 11 May.
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ASEAN Day 2022: Working lunch of Jean Asselborn and Franz Fayot with ambassadors and representatives of the Association of South East Asian Nations at the Chamber of Commerce
The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn, accompanied by the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, and the President of the Chamber of Commerce, Luc Frieden, welcomed the ambassadors and representatives of the ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for a working lunch at the Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday 4 May 2022.
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Franz Fayot participated in the awards ceremony of the second edition of the Circular by Design Challenge
On Thursday 21 April, Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot participated in the award ceremony of the second Circular by Design Challenge.
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Xavier Bettel, Yuriko Backes and Franz Fayot presented the 'Solidaritéitspak' measures to the members of the Special Tripartite Committee
Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, Minister of Finance Yuriko Backes and Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot presented the so-called 'Solidaritéitspak' package to the 'Tripartite' Commission of the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday 19 April 2022.
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Results of the first joint call for projects on health technologies
Following the first Joint Call for HealthTech projects launched on 1 April 2021 to companies and research and healthcare organisations, four projects have been selected among the eight submitted. The selection process, which took place in two phases, covered 17 expressions of interest.
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The ESRIC-ESA Space Resources Challenge: Getting ready for Moon prospection
European Space Agency (ESA) & European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) challenged European and Canadian engineering teams to develop vehicles capable of prospecting resources within a testbed of the Moon's shadowy polar regions.
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ESRIC unveils the first five start-ups selected as part of the "Start-up Support Programme"
Following the first call for applications, the European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) has selected the five start-ups to participate in the "Start-up Support Programme” (SSP) and begin their pre-incubation in April 2022.