Greater RegionLuxembourg and Saarland to strengthen their cooperation

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The Minister-President of Saarland, Anke Rehlinger, visited Luxembourg on Thursday. She met with Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Minister for the Greater Region Corinne Cahen, among others.
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On this occasion, Prime Minister Xavier Bettel declared that Luxembourg and Saarland seek to expand their cooperation in areas like as transportation, science, education, and research.

“And we want concrete action, not just empty words, but concrete action,” Bettel said. Potential projects include improving the Grand Duchy’s connection to the main lines of the Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s national railway company, and better regulations on remote work for German cross-border workers.

There are 260,000 cross-border workers in the Greater Region, almost 210,000 of whom are employed in Luxembourg.

PDF: Press release by the Ministry of State [GER]

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