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Editorial – Pisa and the uncomfortable questions
The Pisa results have shown that there's quite some things wrong in te education system. Minister of Education Claude Meisch downplays the results and places the responsibility onto parents. The real…
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Déi Gutt Mod #45 E Virstellungsgespréich beim Grand-Duc feat. Isabelle Faber
D'Isabelle Faber ass Directrice fir Ressources humaines, Kommunikatioun an Nohaltegkeet bei der Post a jongléiert mat iwwer 50 Dossieren gläichzäiteg. Hat erzielt vu sengem ongewéinleche Parcours, en…
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"Why bother saving if you can't get on the property ladder?"
In Luxembourg, money matters are rarely really discussed at home, at school, and between friends. Meanwhile, the old reasons to save, such as buying a home, are slipping out of reach for many young a…
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Opgepikt - E Wupp an eng Kippchen
Warum heißt PISA eigentlich PISA und nicht FLORENZ? Der satirische Wochenrückblick von und mit Pascal Steinwachs.
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Editorial – The end of a historical lie
Ten years on from Brexit, the financial centre has indeed benefited from the UK's departure from the European Union – but despite itself, its representatives insist. This official line echoes the lon…
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"Meanwhile, I am 110 per cent Minister for Culture"
When Eric Thill became a minister at the end of 2023, the former mayor of Schieren, at first, came as a surprise to many. He speaks to us with obvious enthusiasm about cultural diversity and why you …
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Brexit, ten years on: how the financial sector grew despite all odds
The UK's departure from the European Union has given rise to wild predictions, holding out the prospect of a windfall for the continent's financial centres. Whilst the financial centre of London know…
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flux #11 - Den Eurominister
Vum Frang op den Euro - wéi hu Lëtzebuerger Banken, Politik, Commerce a Bevëlkerung dee Wandel erlieft? Et war eng Saach, um 1. Januar 2002 déi éischt nei Schäiner am Grapp ze halen. Eng aner war déi…
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"[As a teacher] I can no longer give every child the attention they deserve"
Very little knowledge of Luxembourgish, delays in motor development, children with special educational needs: Isabelle Calmes has to cope with all of this at once – on her own. Whilst at Précoce teac…
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"The Mudam is no scandal-ridden place"
20 years of Mudam: What once began as a politically controversial prestige project has long since become an internationally respected museum for contemporary art. Director Bettina Steinbrügge talks a…
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The Chamber is undermining democracy - in order to protect it
Could Luxembourg withstand an authoritarian regime? Democratic rights are being curtailed in an increasing number of countries. For the first time in 20 years, there are once again more autocracies i…
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Everyone in Luxembourg knew Arbed. Who still knows ArcelorMittal?
During Arbed's heyday, it was common and something to be proud of for people in Luxembourg to apply for a job there. Today, the much more globalised steel industry – under the name of ArcelorMittal –…
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Luxembourg's rivers are drying up, but there are things we can do at home to help
It has been raining. Nevertheless, water levels in Luxembourg's rivers remain at historically low levels. Some streams have dried up completely. We examine what this means for Luxembourg, and why, of…
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Nursing professionals in Luxembourg: "We constantly operate outside the law"
Nursing professionals in Luxembourg regularly make decisions in their day-to-day work that violate applicable law. Doctors are not only aware of this; they actually rely on it. A new law was supposed…
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"We have already tried the same one-size-fits-all approach. It did not work"
Anne Heniqui has been President of the National Observatory on Childhood, Youth and Educational Quality (OEJQS) for the past nine months. A conversation about wasted potential in schools, Project Alp…
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"Whoever sticks their neck out first loses it"
We talk to Franz Fayot about why he would rather not talk about running as a lead candidate for the time being, what he feels is missing from the Frieden government – and why, today, no minister woul…