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Weekends Only

Cine Sura in Echternach reopens after federation fallout. Expelled from CDAC, weekend-only screenings, full programme by September. Questions remain.

Wormeldange

Field fire near Wormeldange destroys large section of field, close to a house. Firefighters prevent spread. Possible second fire in Stadtbredimus. The heatwave is over. The fires are not.

Sixty-Eight, Again

EU Commissioner Hansen on agriculture: 68 EKABE dairy farms at risk, fertiliser dependency, climate adaptation, quality over mass production. The number that was a headline returns as a warning.

Forty-Eight

Luxembourg's long-term care insurance: €48.3 million surplus, down from €80.7 million. Ageing population, growing beneficiaries, chronic illnesses. The surplus is shrinking.

Pacifist Arms

Luxembourg, a country with no army worth mentioning, is drafting a legal framework for weapons production. The Grand Duchy wants to align with NATO defence directives. The irony is not lost on anyone.

Fickle Winds

Nearly 14,000 hectares burned in Aragon. 13 dead in Andalusia last week. Spain's wildfire season is not a season anymore.

Yellow

Meteolux issues yellow alert for thunderstorms. The alert that was for heat is now for storms. The form changed, the alert stayed.

Three Days

Parents who lose a child at birth call for greater recognition. Luxembourg law grants bereavement leave only after 21 weeks. Fathers get three days.