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Six Million to Space

Luxembourg's Pension Fund has €6 million indirectly invested in SpaceX. Health Minister Martine Deprez confirmed the figure in response to a parliamentary question from Pirate MP Marc Goergen.

One Hundred and Twenty-Two

122 people sought asylum in Luxembourg in July, down from 131 in June. Most came from Eritrea, Syria, and Venezuela. 67 Ukrainians applied for temporary protection.

Ninety-One

91 excess deaths in Luxembourg in 5 weeks of heatwave. 14,260 across Europe in one week. The heat is not a nuisance. It is a killer.

Bill 8722

Today, Luxembourg's Financial Intelligence Unit gains the power to send real-time fraud alerts to crypto exchanges. Bill 8722 closes a gap that cost Caritas 70 million dollars.

Twenty Percent

Luxembourg's incarceration rate jumped 20% in a year, one of the steepest increases in Europe. 78% of inmates are foreign nationals. The prison system is feeling the strain.

The Freeze

Luxembourg's new crypto fraud law takes effect August 8, giving the Financial Intelligence Unit power to flag accounts at crypto exchanges, not just banks. The Caritas CEO fraud case sparked it.

The Fake Admin

A cyberattack on mconcept.lu, the Mobility Ministry's website, created a false administrator account. 40 contacts potentially exposed. Reported to the CNPD.

The Bucket

Luxembourg bought aerial firefighting gear 20 years ago. It has never been used. Pilots are no longer trained to operate it.