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Luxembourg and the United States establish a new era of Space cooperation within NATO
Luxembourg and the United States have established a Global Commercially Contracted Satellite Communications Support Partnership (GCC SATCOM SP), opening a new era of Space cooperation within NATO.
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François Bausch and Virgin Orbit sign agreement to advance Allied responsive space capabilities across Europe
On 17 October 2022, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, François Bausch and Virgin Orbit signed a Letter of Intent that will begin the process towards developing responsive space capabilities inclusive of mobile launch infrastructure that would be based in Luxembourg, but available for NATO partners, and other Allies across the European continent.
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Signing of the Declaration of Intent concerning the location of the Belgian-Luxembourg reconnaissance battalion
On Thursday 13 October, Ludivine Dedonder, Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Belgium, and François Bausch, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, signed a Declaration of Intent concerning the location of the bi-national reconnaissance battalion.
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François Bausch at the Berlin Climate and Security Conference
On 11 October 2022, at the invitation of Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, François Bausch, participated as a speaker in the Berlin Climate and Security Conference (BCSC).
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François Bausch at the Warsaw Security Forum
On 4 October 2022, Minister of Defence, François Bausch, participated in the ninth edition of the Warsaw Security Forum. François Bausch was invited as a speaker at two panel discussions and he had a bilateral meeting with Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Estonia.
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Communication by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs on the abrogation of the temporary travel restrictions
The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs wishes to inform that the temporary entry restrictions to the territory of the Grand Duchy of third-country nationals residing outside the European Union or the Schengen area, put in place from the start of the health crisis linked to COVID19, will end on 1 October 2022.
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New school for refugees opens in Kirchberg
On 26 September, Luxembourg's Minister of Finance Yuriko Backes, Minister of Education, Children and Youth Claude Meisch and EIB President Werner Hoyer inaugurated a new school for migrant children in an EIB building in Kirchberg.
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Working visit of Jean Asselborn to Ireland
The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn, paid a working visit to Ireland on 13 and 14 September 2022.
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Luxembourg Defence Open Air Days: The Luxembourg Defence invites to discover its aircraft fleet
On the weekend of 1st and 2 October 2022, from 10am to 4pm, the Directorate of Defence invites anyone interested to discover Luxembourg's air component during the Luxembourg Defence Open Air Days at Luxembourg-Findel Airport.
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Sustainable defence efforts at centre of first IF CEED Conference
The circular economy is one of the building blocks of the European Green Deal, Europe's agenda for sustainable growth.
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François Bausch signs an administrative arrangement in support of the European Union Satellite Centre
On 31 August 2022, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, François Bausch visited the European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen) in Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain, in order to take stock of SatCen's achievements, its cooperation with Luxembourg and sign an administrative arrangement to finance a part of SatCen's activities.
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Luxembourg and the Global Quest for Gender Equality
The Sustainable Development Goals will never be achieved without closing the gender equality gap. Progress towards this was painfully slow before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Much of even that progress has since been reversed. War and climate change are making matters worse.
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Celebration of the 70th anniversary of the first meeting of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community in Luxembourg
On 13th July 2022, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the first meeting of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the college of commissioners held - at the invitation of the Luxembourg Government - its weekly meeting at the Hôtel de Ville in Luxembourg.
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Working visit of Jean Asselborn to the Kingdom of Norway
At the invitation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway, Anniken Huitfeldt, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn, made a working visit to Oslo on 4 July 2022.
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Press release by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs concerning temporary travel restrictions
The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs wishes to inform that the temporary entry restrictions to the territory of the Grand Duchy of third-country nationals residing outside the European Union or the Schengen area have been extended until 30 September 2022 inclusive.