The tasks of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade are defined in Annex B of the Government's internal regulations.
I. Foreign and European Affairs, Cooperation, Foreign Trade and the Greater Region
- International relations – Coordination between ministerial departments in the field of international relations – Foreign and security policy – Peacekeeping operations – Interministerial committee on human rights – International cultural relations – International organisations and conferences – International treaties and agreements – Administration and general coordination of the Ministry – Diplomatic service – Consular affairs: passports, visas, legalisations and consular assistance – Government protocol (in conjunction with the Ministry of State for public ceremonies).
- European policy – Coordination of European policy between ministerial departments – Coordination of the transposition and application of European Union law – Interministerial committee for the coordination of European policy (CICPE) – Interministerial coordination committee for cross-border cooperation (CICT) – Institutionalized cooperation of the Greater Region – House of the Greater Region.
- International economic relations – Multilateral economic organisations – International commercial policy – Economic diplomacy – Coordination of the implementation of international sanctions – Economic security (international and European aspects).
- Headquarters of European and international institutions and bodies – Headquarters policy – Coordinating Committee for the Installation of European Institutions and Bodies.
- Economic promotion and prospecting – Promotion of foreign trade – Investment prospecting (in conjunction with the Ministry of the Economy, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of State) – Chairmanship of the Trade and Investment Board (TIB) (responsibility shared with the Ministry of the Economy), Chairmanship of the Trade and Investment Steering Committee (TISC) – TISC coordination, TIB – Economic missions – Trade fairs and specialised exhibitions abroad – Supervision of the international activities of Luxembourg companies – Financial instruments to promote exports – Administration and management of the network of Luxembourg trade and investment offices (LTIO) – Coordination and financing of the prospecting aspect of Luxinnovation – Control of exports, imports and transit – OCEIT – EIG Universal Exhibitions.
- Coordination and implementation of development cooperation and humanitarian action policy – Coordination of Luxembourg's official development aid – Coordination and implementation of the international component of the Sustainable Development Goals – European Investment Bank (EIB World component) – Multilateral development banks (including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank) (development cooperation component) – Management of agents for bilateral projects and programmes – Relations with non-governmental organisations – Relations with European and multilateral development and humanitarian action organisations – Interministerial Committee for Development Cooperation.
II. Defence
- General defence policy and international defence cooperation policy – Strategic planning of the defence effort – Planning and monitoring of deployments in peacekeeping and preventive operations, as well as crisis management – Development of national and multinational defence capabilities in the land, air, space and cyber domains for military or dual-use purposes – Supporting the development of a whole-of-government approach to the defence effort in collaboration with the High Commission for National Protection and the relevant ministries and authorities, in particular the Ministry of Health and Social Security.
- Army: Defence of national territory – Disaster relief – Participation in joint defence as part of international organisations – Participation in crisis management operations and humanitarian aid missions – Participation in verifying and monitoring the implementation of international agreements on arms control – Modernisation of infrastructure and equipment – Social role – Retraining of volunteer soldiers – Military courts – Military orders – Veterans – Relations with allied and partner military bodies – Military sports.