UNION PRESIDENT – Patrick Dury has been re-elected as president of the Luxembourg Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (LCGB), warning that the country’s social model is “under attack”. He said that the prime minister’s current course of action will likely provoke a “frontal collision” with unions, calling on the LCGB to ready for action in the coming months.
FRAUD ALERT – The police have received several reports of people being contacted by people claiming to be bank employees in recent days. The fraudsters allegedly informed victims that a large sum of money had been withdrawn using their bank cards. To resolve the issue, they claimed that bank representatives or police officers needed to collect the card and verify the PIN. The police would like to remind the public that neither banks nor government authorities ever ask anyone to hand over their cards or access credentials to strangers.
AI SUMMIT – French President Emmanuel Macron is due to welcome world leaders and tech bosses to Paris today for a summit on Artificial Intelligence. Regulating AI will be at the centre of discussions. Macron has said he would like to announce investments of over 100 billion euros in the AI sector. Luxembourg will be represented by Prime Minister Luc Frieden and Minister of Justice Elisabeth Margue.
US TARIFFS – President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose 25-percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, escalating his aggressive trade policies and sparking concerns of economic fallout ahead of further tariff announcements this week.
GERMAN ELECTIONS – The German Chancellor has accused his main election rival of breaking his word by accepting support from the far-right AfD in parliament. In their first pre-election television debate last night, Olaf Scholz said the conservative Friedrich Merz had broken a post-war taboo by accepting votes from the extreme right. Merz ruled out cooperation with the AfD and said they had major differences on core issues.
SUPERBOWL SHOW – Kendrick Lamar delivered a Super Bowl halftime show for the ages, blending his biggest hits with sharp social commentary – and igniting fresh controversy by performing his scathing Drake diss track, Not Like Us, on one of the world’s biggest stages.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL – The Philadelphia Eagles demolished the Kansas City Chiefs soaring to a 40-22 victory in the Super Bowl, the premier event in American football. The Eagles avenged their defeat to the Chiefs two years ago, shattering their opponents dream of clinching a historic hat trick of National Football League titles.
FOOTBALL – Some results from last night’s games:
In Germany RB Leipzig beat St. Pauli 2-0, climbing fourth in the Bundesliga table.
In England, Liverpool suffered a stunning FA Cup exit in a 1-0 defeat to Championship strugglers Plymouth, while Aston Villa inflicted another damaging 2-1 defeat on Tottenham.
In France, Marseille strengthened their hold on second place in Ligue 1 behind runaway leaders Paris Saint-Germain with a dominant 2-0 win away at Angers.
In Italy, Napoli missed the chance to extend their lead over Inter Milan at the top of Serie A as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Udinese.
And in Spain, Barcelona cut the gap on La Liga‘s top two with a 4-1 win over Sevilla, despite playing out the final half-hour with 10 men after Fermin Lopez’s red card.
Luxembourg international Gerson Rodrigues played his first game for Portuguese top-tier team AVS and immediately managed to make his mark. Brought on in minute 72, Rodrigues scored minutes before the final whistle. The club eventually lost the game against CD Santa Clara 2-1 and continues fighting relegation from the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
So we are getting a bit of snow this morning – up to 1 cm, in fact – which will quickly turn to rain for the rest of the day. There’s no let up to the clouds and rain for the day, but there is a forecast of a spot of sun tomorrow, so let’s just get through this Monday. Temperature-wise the morning begins with -1 to 2°C, and by the afternoon it’ll warm up to 1 to 5°C.
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