Remit
The range of competence of the ministry is fixed by the Government regulation.
News
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Xavier Bettel on a working visit to Togo
The Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Xavier Bettel, paid a working visit to the Togolese Republic on 28 March 2024
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Xavier Bettel on a working visit to Benin
The Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Xavier Bettel, made a working visit to the Republic of Benin from 26 to 27 March 2024. The main purpose of the visit was to monitor the cooperation partnership under the General Cooperation Agreement signed in Luxembourg in December 2022.
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Yuriko Backes at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Ramstein
On 19 March, the Minister of Defence Yuriko Backes attended the meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) in Ramstein, Germany.
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Working visit to Luxembourg by Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine
On 19 March 2024, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, paid a working visit to Luxembourg. He was accompanied by the Ukrainian Minister of Finance, Sergii Marchenko, the Minister of Justice, Denys Maliuska, and the Deputy Minister of Economy, Taras Kachka.
Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs
Since 1980, development cooperation is one of the main pillars of Luxembourg's foreign policy.
For more information, visit the website of the Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs.
Defence
The Directorate of Defence is part of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, but reports to a specific minister, the Minister of Defence, Yuriko Backes.
For more information, please visit the Directorate of Defence's website.
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