Back to school: Over 63,000 children return to class on Monday

More than 63,000 children return to primary school in Luxembourg on Monday, a reminder for drivers to take extra care on the roads as the new term begins. Figures published by the Ministry of Education last week reveal that this September, 57,800...

All aboard! : Luxembourg City's tourist train celebrates nearly 40 years

Luxembourg City's Zichelchen tourist train has been delighting visitors and locals alike since 1986, offering multilingual tours, unique experiences, and even playing a role in weddings, festivals, and community events. Luc Reis, director of...

'Freedom' instead of 'right': Large majority of CSV supports constitutional protection for abortion

The National Council of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) has voted, by a large majority, to support including the freedom to abortion in Luxembourg's Constitution. An overwhelming majority of the body supported the idea that the...

Luxembourg exchange broadens students' horizons

by GABRIEL HATHAWAY After two years of planning and video calls, Cotter Schools welcomed students from Luxembourg to the area. The students attended classes at Cotter, visited the local universities, museums, the Mall of America, and Luxembourgish...

11 performances at cultural festival for children

Mitsikouri International Performing Arts Festival is aimed at young people and their families Autumn is a busy month for the island’s cultural agenda as festivals, markets, exhibitions and theatre productions return. Annual festivals make their...

Eduroam, iPad classes, and French literacy track: School students set out priorities for Luxembourg's new school year

As the school year begins, Luxembourg’s student council leaders are balancing their own final year of studies with a packed agenda of education reforms, digital challenges, and political concerns. For the Luxembourg's National Students' Council's...

TravelMatKanner: Where to enjoy apple picking in and around Luxembourg

September is often overlooked, seen only as the month when school resumes, yet across Luxembourg, orchards are heavy with apples waiting to be picked. Altenhoven Luxembourg Bongert Altenhoven in Bettembourg offers visitors Luxembourg’s largest...

EuroSkills 2025: Luxembourg celebrates record success with silver and four excellence medals

EuroSkills, the European championships of vocational professions, brought historic success for Luxembourg, which earned one silver and four Medallions of Excellence, with the government vowing to build further momentum ahead of co-hosting the 2027...

Constitutional abortion rights on track, Trump's Gaza peace plan, and details on royal weekend festivities

The Today Radio news team brings you the latest headlines for Tuesday, 30 September. Luxembourg ABORTION RIGHTS – The CSV National Council met last night to discuss whether abortion rights should be enshrined into Luxembourg's constitution. The...

Education Aid Cuts: A Broken Promise To World’s Children

Steep cuts to global education funding could push 6 million more children out of school in the coming year. In humanitarian contexts, the threats could be devastating. "Every dollar cut from education is not just a budgetary decision, it's a...

Strengthening equal opportunities: Government greenlights student aid reform and refugee facility

The Luxembourg Government Council approved, among other measures, a reform of student financial aid to modernise the system without reducing support, as well as plans for a new reception centre in Bettembourg for 20 unaccompanied minor refugees....

Culture in Europeans' lives : where in the EU is culture valued the most?

By&nbspDavide Raffaele Lobina&nbsp&&nbspDamaso Jaivenois Published on 04/09/2025 - 9:35 GMT+2 •Updated 10:52 79% of respondents across Europe say that culture is important to them personally, an increase of 2% compared to the previous survey in...

Wicklow-Wexford TD attends United Nations General Assembly in New York

Deputy Brennan, who travelled to Egypt to meet NGOs earlier this year, was selected to join the delegation, which included Taoiseach Michael Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris, due to his strong voice in relation to Gaza, particularly regarding the...

Israeli conductor to perform at Luxembourg's Philharmonie: Artistic freedom and politics should be separate, argues Eric Thill

The Munich Philharmonic and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will perform in Luxembourg in the coming weeks, under the direction of Israeli conductor Lahav Shani. Luxembourg's Ministry of Culture confirmed the performance would be going ahead....

Munich Philharmonic's Israeli conductor and boycott debate

The organizers of the Flanders Festival Ghent in Belgium were open about why they decided to cancel a planned concert by the Munich Philharmonic: The reason, they said, was that its Israeli conductor, Lahav Shani, had not sufficiently distanced...

Back to school: Luxembourg bookshops bustle with annual textbook rush

This week, Luxembourg's bookshops are bustling as students flock to collect their textbooks and school materials in the final countdown to the new school year. With the new school year set to begin in one week, Luxembourg's bookshops are...

France and Luxembourg Among Top 21 European Nations for U.S. Leadership Approval

24/7 Wall St. Insights Foreign approval of U.S. leadership is an important factor that U.S. leaders have to take into consideration of where to go, what to do, and how to do it. Some countries have long-standing high approval for U.S. leadership...

Cancellation of Israeli conductor's concert: The problem with cultural boycotts

The organizers of the Flanders Festival Ghent were open about why they decided to cancel a planned concert by the Munich Philharmonic: The reason, they said, was that its Israeli conductor, Lahav Shani, had not sufficiently distanced himself from...

Reining in school stress: Advice from a psychologist on dealing with educational pressure

School stress can erode a child's confidence when worth feels tied to grades, says psychologist and equine specialist Nadia Hernandez. When your child struggles at school, the challenge can ripple far beyond the classroom. It can affect...

Pro-LGBT Cardinal Hollerich suggests Church should not define sexual morality so ‘narrowly’

News The Luxembourg cardinal advocated for expanding the Catholic Church's view of sexual morality despite the Catechism defining homosexual acts as 'intrinsically disordered.' (LifeSiteNews) — A cardinal from Luxembourg suggested that he would...