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On 8 April 2021 the team of the Luxembourg Embassy in Abu Dhabi visited the Expo2020 Dubai site and witnessed the great progress made as Luxembourg’s national pavilion is slowly taking shape. The theme of the Luxembourg pavilion is...

I am Jean Asselborn and I would like to talk to you today about my country’s candidacy to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2022-2024 term. The pandemic crisis is straining our health systems. It accentuates...

L'accord aérien a été signé par le ministre des Affaires étrangères et européennes, Jean Asselborn, et l'ambassadeur du Koweït, Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. Le ministre Asselborn a salué la signature de cet accord, qui illustre la volonté du Luxembourg et du Koweït de...

This scholarship program is sponsored by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and consists of a monthly allowance of 500 euros (for a duration of 5 or 10 months per academic year) as well as free accommodation in...

Organised in the framework of the «Month of Francophonie» that is taking place worldwide every year in March, the Francofilm Festival is held in collaboration with the Embassies of France, Switzerland, Canada Luxembourg, and Belgium in the United Arab Emirates...

One year after the creation of the Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative (LSFI), a public-private partnership that aims to raise awareness, promote and develop Luxembourg's role as a sustainable finance hub, the non-profit association has launched the Luxembourg...

Transparency International published its 2020 edition of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories according to their perceived levels of corruption in the public sector, based on assessments from reputable institutions and experts, as well...

Anyone, regardless of nationality, aged 6 or over, wishing to travel by air to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, must present upon boarding the negative result (on paper or electronic document) of a test that detects SARS-CoV-2 nucleic...

Reel Palestine, the UAE-based film event dedicated to Palestinian film is returning for its 7th edition this month. Running from January 22-30, the weeklong festival will screen independent Palestinian movies at Cinema Akil on Alserkal Avenue in Dubai...

The promotion and protection of human rights is a priority for the Government of Luxembourg both domestically and in the implemen­tation of its foreign policy in all its aspects. As a founding member of the United Nations, the Council...

On November 11, 2020, Luxembourg's Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn, delivered his annual Declaration on Foreign and European Policy to the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies. In his speech, Jean Asselborn enumerated the many challenges posed by...

In November 2020, the Swiss institute IMD published the seventh edition of its World Talent Ranking (WTR) report. The report assesses how 63 countries around the world are developing, attracting and retaining the talent needed by their economies and businesses...

The Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), the platform for sustainable securities of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, has been recognised by the United Nations Climate Change for its leadership in tackling climate change. LGX was awarded the prize in the category ‘Financing...

During the meeting, HE Elisabeth Cardoso, Ambassador of Luxembourg in Abu Dhabi and Mr. Loïc Bertoli, Director of the LTIO presented a political and economic outlook for the UAE. Guest speakers Stephen Anderson and Richards Boxshall from PWC shared their...

Expo 2020 Dubai, one of the largest world exhibitions ever held, will begin in exactly one year, on October 1, 2021, and will end on March 31, 2022. Given the impact of COVID-19, the dates, scheduled for 2020, have...