On Friday, Bettel spoke of discussions between Luxembourg and France concerning the creation of a new nursing school, following an exchange with the CHEM director on nursing recruitment. Every year Luxembourg must seek carers and nurses elsewhere as there are not sufficient nurses being trained in the country.
The project will aim to strengthen the links between Luxembourg and the Grand Est region of France, after Luxembourg treated French Covid-19 patients in efforts to ease pressure on the region.
According to the Prime Minister, these are the types of initiatives that have encouraged French authorities not to close their borders. When the coronavirus crisis began, Bettel declared that nearly 70% of the people working in the hospital sector were cross-border workers, hence the need to keep the borders open.
Video in Luxembourgish.
