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In Practice

OKaJu summer seminar: how well are children's rights implemented in practice? Young Advisors aged 13-17 shape the discussion. 'Ordinary educational violence' confirmed by neuroscience. The seminar feeds into the annual report.

From Love, Not Fear

Frederika Roberts, raised in Luxembourg, 30+ years in Britain. Brexit forced her to apply for citizenship. 'If you cut me in half, you'd find the EU.' Citizenship should come from love, not fear.

From Kobe to the Grand Duchy

A pastry chef from Kobe spent years at Oberweis before opening Luxembourg's first Japanese bakery. A story about flour, matcha, and following a childhood dream somewhere unexpected.

Forty-One

41st Ehnen Wine Festival on the Moselle. 2025 Riesling vintage excellent but yield lower. Eight estates, 50 hectares, Rivaner to crémant. The heatwave changed the harvest.

Forty-Five and Sixty

Child benefit rises €45/month for under-12s, €60 for older children. School start allowance €175-€325. Targeted top-up up to €3,000/year. From January 2027. Above STATEC reference budget. Opposition satisfied.

A Catastrophe for Football

FLF president Paul Philipp: Argentina's World Cup final behaviour was 'lamentable', 'unprofessional', 'partly provocative'. Spain won 1-0. A Argentina win 'would have been a catastrophe for football'.

China Bans Virtual Heartbreak

China just forced millions of people to break up with their AI companions. The stories are heartbreaking, the policy is blunt, and the questions it raises about emotional attachment to AI are uncomfortable.

Two Hundred

200 people gathered in Luxembourg City for child protection reform. One child rape complaint per week. The teddy bears came. The question is what comes after.