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• Several regions, including Iceland and some of France's overseas territories, should see their risk factors for windstorm increased while the risk factors of countries like Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg should be bumped up for hail risk. European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
• All HEMA stores in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, and Austria will be live with the RFID solution by mid-2026. Retail Technology Innovation Hub
• The EU's Eastern countries are expected to experience the most pronounced decline, with Latvia's and Lithuania's populations shrinking by nearly 1%, while the highest population growth is expected in Malta, Ireland, Luxembourg, Cyprus and Sweden, with average annual growth rates above 0.5%. The Joint Research Centre: EU Science Hub
• Luxembourg and Ireland on the other hand are projected to experience relatively high population growth because of both positive natural population change and net migration. Bruegel | The Brussels-based economic think tank
• By 2040, ERTMS will be fully operational on the Core Network in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland and Norway. Railway PRO
• In countries such as Luxembourg, Belgium, France and Austria, there is significant potential to boost labour-force participation rates among individuals aged 55-65, especially when compared to higher-performing Western and Northern EU countries including Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands. Bruegel | The Brussels-based economic think tank
• While all country groups face projected declines in natural populations at group level, a few countries - including Ireland, Sweden, Luxembourg and Cyprus - are still projected to experience natural population growth. Bruegel | The Brussels-based economic think tank
• The Renault Trucks E-Tech C 10×4 will be available in Switzerland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Finland, Slovakia, where regulations allow five-axle rigid trucks to operate at up to 42 tonnes (subject to national legislation). Automotive World
• The A400M is in service with the air forces of Germany, France, Spain, the UK, Turkey, Belgium, Luxembourg and Malaysia, and is expected to enter service with Kazakhstan and Indonesia in the next few years. Airbus
• Across Europe, cage bans are already in place in Luxembourg, Switzerland and Austria, with bans to be introduced in Germany by 2026, Czechia by 2027 and Slovakia by 2030. Poultry News
• Fintech expert from Luxembourg will deliberate new vistas of India-EU collaboration in fintech regulation, while fintech professional from Japan will bring out India-Japan collaboration in fintech innovation and entrepreneurship. Economic Times
• Luxembourg for Finance clarified that Luxembourg aims to play a critical role in driving the EU's competitiveness over the next five years, by positioning itself as the bridge between global capital and European opportunities. Chronicle.lu
• The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking selected the sites that will host the first European AI Factories, set to be deployed next year across Europe: in Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and Sweden. The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaki
• Five of the selected hosting sites will deploy brand new AI-optimised supercomputers in Finland, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and Sweden. The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaki
• Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Sweden have reported Salmonella Strathcona sequence type 2559 infections. Food Safety News
• Several countries such as Austria, Singapore (EAPC = -2.25), and Luxembourg (EAPC = -2.06) showcased the most rapid declines in ASDR related to dietary risks, which were the same as the ASDRs in all risks. MDPI
• EU Member States now have new or revised regimes in place (including most recently The Netherlands), and at least 5 new regimes are expected in the coming year (Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Ireland, and Estonia). Linklaters LLP
• Restrictions were already in place at Germany's eastern and southern borders with Poland, the Czech Republic, Switzerland and Austria, and they will now also apply for around six months at the borders with France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Denmark. Yahoo News
• At the very least, people expect elections to be fair but for election integrity the UK is ranked lower than Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Portugal and most of western Europe. Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
• Countries including Croatia, Portugal, Italy, Canada, Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovenia, and Spain will not reach the NATO minimum defence spending goal. DW.COM
• Moldova will set its accession process in motion, as the EU hosts two intergovernmental conferences in Luxembourg. AP News

Last updated: 13 June 2025