In response to a parliamentary question submitted by the DP, foreign minister Jean Asselborn said the government placed great importance on the presence of European Union institutions in Luxembourg and was cooperating with EU bodies to keep working and housing conditions attractive for EU officials.
According to a 2019 study, there was a gap of 10.5% in the cost of living in Luxembourg, compared to Brussels, another popular EU institution hub. As this gap is likely to have increased in the years since, Asselborn said it justified further consideration of solutions, such as a potential “correction coefficient”. Indemnity for housing was also potentially on the table, should the European Commission choose to propose it.
Regardless of the cost of living, the Grand Duchy remains an attractive destination with the number of EU civil servants rising from 12,000 in 2015 to 14,000 in 2023.
