The share of Luxembourgish firms investing has remained similar over the last few years at around 80%. However, the share of firms expecting to increase rather than decrease investment has risen in 2024 (from a net balance of -4% in EIBIS 2023 to a net balance of 11% in EIBIS 2024). The...

The VAT Gap represents the difference between expected VAT revenues and those actually collected, reflecting compliance challenges, policy inefficiencies, and enforcement gaps. As part of the European Commission's ongoing efforts to improve VAT compliance and revenue collection, these 27 country...

This report documents the work done in the most recent annual update for Luxembourg. This work was carried out by the EUROMOD core development team, based at the JRC in Seville, in collaboration with the national team.

There have been four ELD occurrences in Luxembourg. Two occurrences occurred between 2013 and 2017. One occurrence involved damage to water; the other involved damage to protected species and natural habitats. In July 2019 and March 2020, there were two further ELD occurrences, both involving...

Overall, in 2022, Luxembourg's government effectiveness remained above the average of the European Union Member States (EU‑27) compared to the pre-COVID‑19 score in 2019. Traditionally ranked among the top EU Member States, Luxembourg has improved its performance slightly compared to...

The aim of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Assessment, as mandated in Article 8 of the EU Regulation on serious cross-border threat to health, is to improve prevention, preparedness and response planning in EU/EEA countries through the implementation of evidence-based recommendations...

Cedefop's work on qualifications frameworks dates back to 2003. The Centre has contributed to the conceptual development of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and has supported its further implementation, working alongside national authorities and stakeholders to introduce and develop...

The aim is to identify gaps in the monitoring network for Luxembourg according to the revised Ambient Air Quality Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2881). The analysis is conducted considering the data officially reported by Luxembourg for the last five years (2019-2023) to EEA's Repornet2. Data...

Luxembourg has strong economic fundamentals and policy buffers, including low public debt. The large financial sector has weathered well the recent shocks and the 2024 FSAP found it sound and well diversified. But growth in the past years has been lackluster hampered by a loss in confidence in...

The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how they manage food in their daily lives through a survey. Based on their...

The Floods Directive (FD) established a framework for flood risk management. It foresees 6-yearly cycles aiming at the reduction of the adverse consequences associated with floods in the European Union (EU). The first cycle covered the period 2010-15. The second cycle covers the period 2016-21....

This VET policy brief produced by Cedefop presents a snapshot of vocational education and training policy developments in Luxembourg between 2020 and the end of 2024. It presents the context and the challenges the country faces, a selection of the latest VET-related statistics, as well as the...

The Floods Directive (FD) established a framework for flood risk management (FRM). It foresees 6-yearly cycles aiming to reduce the risk of flood damage in the European Union (EU). The first cycle covered the period 2010-15. The second cycle covered the period 2016-21. The third cycle will cover...

With growing emphasis on sustainable practices, carbon taxes and congestion charges are emerging as key tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality, yet they often face public resistance. Using longitudinal data from a randomized survey experiment in Luxembourg, this paper...

In this article, I offer a historical analysis of how bankers in Luxembourg came to be important service providers to borrowers in the Belgian Congo and Apartheid South Africa. I demonstrate how a series of unique political and cultural factors linking Luxembourg and these two (neo)colonial...

Luxembourg is a parliamentary representative democracy headed by a constitutional monarch, the Grand Duke. The Constitution dates back to 1868.1 A reform of the Constitution took place in recent years and resulted in a new text that was adopted in December 2022 and entered into force on 1 July...

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is characterised by cultural diversity and the common use of several languages. Its population is quite homogeneous, with the vast majority of foreigners being European Union citizens, most of whom are Catholics by religion. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has one of...

This Fact Sheet forms part of a series of 27 Fact Sheets, each one providing data insights into the twin transition and the technological performance of industrial ecosystems of a specific EU Member State. It has been prepared within the 'European Monitor of Industrial Ecosystems' (EMI) project...

The JRC has established a strong and productive partnership with Luxembourg in the field of nuclear. Through this collaboration, the JRC has worked closely with Luxembourg's national authorities, research institutions and other stakeholders to exchange knowledge, share expertise, and jointly...

The JRC has established a strong and productive partnership with Luxembourg in the field of nuclear. Through this collaboration, the JRC has worked closely with Luxembourg's national authorities, research institutions and other stakeholders to exchange knowledge, share expertise, and jointly...

The Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) is a research tool that is designed to identify potential risks to media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union and in Candidate Countries. This narrative report has been produced on the basis of the implementation of the MPM that was carried out...

This report provides the third and final assessment of the implementation of the European Systemic Risk Board's (ESRB) country-specific Recommendations on medium-term vulnerabilities in the residential real estate (RRE) sector.

This report documents the work done in the most recent annual update for Luxembourg. This work was carried out by the EUROMOD core development team, based at the JRC in Seville, in collaboration with the national team.

This Flash Eurobarometer, 'Public opinion in the EU regions' (FL539), was conducted at the request of the Directorate-General for Communication. The survey is designed to assess the views of EU citizens living in each of 194 individual regions across the 27 EU Member States. The survey was built...

Luxembourg welcomes the work of the EESC's Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law Group and would like to highlight the constructive discussions that have taken place on 2-3 March 2023 in Luxembourg. While taking note of the observations made in the draft report following this visit, as received on...

Luxembourg welcomes the work of the EESC's Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law Group and would like to highlight the constructive discussions that have taken place on 2-3 March 2023 in Luxembourg. While taking note of the observations made in the draft report following this visit, as received on...

This unique insight into the corporate investment in Luxembourg examines companies' finance needs and the constraints they face. The 2023 edition also provides insight into the pressing issues facing firms, such as climate change, high energy costs and the green transition. The survey, which has...

The Education and Training Monitor's country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight into the performance of a country as regards the EU-level targets agreed within...

The Education and Training Monitor's country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight into the performance of a country as regards the EU-level targets agreed within...

The Education and Training Monitor's country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight into the performance of a country as regards the EU-level targets agreed within...

Assessing European financial integration has proved difficult because of complex financial intermediation activities carried out in some European financial centres (Ireland, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands) whose scale has grown enormously over time. We refer to these three countries as "onshore...