TRAIN ATTACK – A train conductor attacked in Germany on Monday has died from his injuries. The suspect is a 26-year-old Greek man who lives in Luxembourg or at least is registered here. He allegedly punched the train attendant in the head. German authorities are calling for tougher penalties for such attacks.
MURDER VERDICT – A verdict is expected today in the murder case of a 40-year-old Portuguese woman from Diekirch. Her remains were found in Mont-St-Martin in France and Temmels, Germany in 2022. Prosecutors have requested a life sentence for the 51-year-old accused man.
PETITIONS ONLINE – Sixteen new petitions have gone online today, needing 5,500 signatures by March 18th for a Chamber debate. A record 14 separate petitions were submitted against unisex toilets in secondary schools. Rules allow only one petition per subject, with the first submission taking precedence. Other petitions are calling for an army reserve open to NATO nationals, a referendum on a national plan for semiconductors, protecting the title of psychologist, abolishing the automatic inheritance right for children and strengthening family leave.
MINIMUM WAGE – Luxembourg’s Labour Minister Marc Spautz says the minimum wage will be adjusted, but won’t say by how much ahead of talks with unions and employers. Opposition parties want increases of between €200 and €300.
METEOLUX WARNINGS – Meteolux is considering an expansion of its weather warning system following the slippery road conditions yesterday morning, which, over the course of three hours, saw 14 accidents occur, involving 28 vehicles and leaving 16 people injured. There had been no warning in place as present warnings only cover snowfall and freezing rain, but Meteolux have concluded that expanding the warnings to cover certain road phenomena would be useful.
US RUSSIA NUCLEAR TREATY – The so-called “New START Accord” – a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the US and Russia expires today. The 2010 accord limited both countries to 1,550 nuclear warheads each. Despite talks, no extension has been signed.
MINERALS TRADE ZONE – The EU, US, and Japan are forming a partnership on raw materials to reduce dependence on China, which dominates the high-tech materials market.
EU INTEREST RATES – The European Central Bank will announce its interest rate decision this afternoon. No change is expected from the current 2% rate, which has been in place since last June.
SUPER BOWL BAD BUNNY – Bad Bunny is holding a press conference today, ahead of his headline performance at the Super Bowl halftime show. The Super Bowl is taking place on Sunday.
WINTER OLYMPICS – Day two of competition at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics features mixed doubles curling, women’s ice hockey, and qualification for Big Air in snowboarding. The official opening ceremony takes place tomorrow.
RUGBY – France captain Antoine Dupont says fly-half Matthieu Jalibert is ready to shine in tonight’s Six Nations opener against Ireland. The 27-year-old has been in brilliant form for European champions Bordeaux-Bègles this season.
FOOTBALL – In the German Cup, Stuttgart are through to the semi-finals after a 3-0 win at Kiel. Manchester City reached the League Cup final with a 3-1 victory over Newcastle and will face Arsenal. And in the French Cup, Nice, Lens, Lyon, and Lorient have all made the quarter-finals.
For those of you who are out and about early in the morning, beware of possible remnants of yesterday’s icy roads. While things should be getting back to normal as the day goes on, caution is still advised.
Weather-wise we have a bit of a mixture: overcast conditions, which should break from time to time to give us some sunny spells with a risk of light showers. Temperatures start at -1°C in the morning, going up to around 7°C later on.
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