Portal:Luxembourg

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Luxembourg, officially named the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg City, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union and hosts several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority in the EU.

As part of the Low Countries, Luxembourg has close historic, political, and cultural ties to Belgium and the Netherlands. Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are greatly influenced by France and Germany: Luxembourgish, a Germanic language, is the only recognized national language of the Luxembourgish people and of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; French is the sole language for legislation; and both languages along with German are used for administrative matters.

With an area of 2,586 square kilometres (998 sq mi), Luxembourg is Europe's seventh-smallest country. In 2024, it had a population of 672,050, which makes it one of the least-populated countries in Europe, albeit with the highest population growth rate; foreigners account for almost half the population. Luxembourg is a representative democracy headed by a constitutional monarch, Grand Duke Henri, making it the world's only remaining sovereign grand duchy. (Full article...)

Monique Scheier-Schneider (born 15 October 1954) is a Luxembourgish ice hockey administrator. She has served as president of Tornado Luxembourg and negotiated the team's entry into the French Division 3. She became secretary of the Luxembourg Ice Hockey Federation, managing the Luxembourg men's national ice hockey team at international competitions. She was later elected to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) council, oversaw the 2010 Winter Olympics Women's ice hockey tournament, and presided over the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship. She was honored by the IIHF with the Paul Loicq Award in 2015 for her contributions to international ice hockey. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various Luxembourg-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Dominique Lang: Le Barrage (1913) (from Culture of Luxembourg)
Image 2Nico Klopp: Loop in the Moselle at Greiveldange with Stadtbredimus (1930) (from Culture of Luxembourg)
Image 3Nicolas Liez: View of Luxembourg from the Fetschenhof (1870) (from Culture of Luxembourg)
Image 4Jean Jacoby: Rugby (1928) (from Culture of Luxembourg)
Image 5Luxembourg has been part of the eurozone since 1999. (from Economy of Luxembourg)
Image 6Luxembourg City History Museum (from Culture of Luxembourg)
Image 7The labour productivity level of Luxembourg is one of the highest in Europe. OECD, 2012. (from Economy of Luxembourg)
Image 8Jean-Baptiste Fresez: Vianden near the Bridge (c. 1857) (from Culture of Luxembourg)
Image 9Pierre Brandenbourg: Early photograph of Brasserie Clausen (1865) (from Culture of Luxembourg)
Image 10Claus Cito's Gëlle Fra topping the Monument of Remembrance (1923) (from Culture of Luxembourg)

6 March 2025 –

The European Court of Justice fines Germany €34 million (US$36.7 million) for failing to implement a European Union law to protect whistleblowers by 2021. The Court also fines Czechia €2.3 million, Hungary €1.5 million, and Luxembourg and Estonia €500,000 each for the same reason. (DW)

24 December 2024 –