LUXEMBOURG-BELGIAN SUMMIT – Prime Minister Luc Frieden is today hosting Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever for the 13th Gäichel summit, a tradition dating back to 2004. Talks will cover international, European, and bilateral issues, with Ministers Xavier Bettel, Lex Delles, and Yuriko Backes among ministers also receiving their Belgian counterparts in parallel.
ROAD ACCIDENTS – Emergency services are reporting two road accidents on Luxembourg’s roads yesterday evening, each involving one injured person. A car overturned in Rollingen, and a pedestrian was struck between Remerschen and Schwebsange.
PRISON DEATH – A 71-year-old man has died after being taken into custody in the early hours of Sunday morning. Arrested following a dispute with a taxi driver, he was transferred to the Uerschterhaff Penitentiary Centre, where he was found to be unwell on arrival and died shortly afterwards despite resuscitation attempts. An autopsy has been ordered, and the General Police Inspectorate has launched an investigation.
CSV NATIONAL CONGRESS – Prime Minister Luc Frieden has been re-elected as president of Luxembourg’s Christian Social People’s Party, the CSV. At the party’s national congress in Ettelbruck on Saturday, Frieden, the only candidate, received 88.25% of the delegate vote, down from 96.25% at his previous election in 2024.
IRAN WAR – Israel has launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iran, with explosions reported in the capital Tehran and in the country’s northwest. Israeli ground operations against the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia in Lebanon are also said to be intensifying. The head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, has warned that the consequences of the conflict for global energy supplies are now more severe than the oil crises of the 1970s, calling for a global effort to release strategic reserves and urging the unblocking of the Strait of Hormuz as the highest priority. President Trump has set a deadline for later today to reopen the vital waterway or face massive strikes on Iranian power plants.
GERMANY STATE ELECTIONS – The CDU has won the state election in Rhineland-Palatinate, with top candidate Gordon Schnieder’s Christian Democrats taking 31% of the vote. The SPD, which had held power in the state until now, came in at just under 26%, with the far-right AfD third on just under 20%. In Bavaria, the state capital Munich has elected a Green mayor. Dominik Krause defeated the SPD, ending 42 years of Social Democrat rule in the city.
FRANCE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS – Socialists have held Paris and Marseille in the second round of municipal elections. In the capital, Emmanuel Grégoire defeated conservative former Culture Minister Rachida Dati, and has pledged to continue his predecessor Anne Hidalgo’s climate and cycling-friendly policies. The far-right National Rally failed to capture any major city, despite high expectations, but it did claim several smaller southern towns.
UN CLIMATE WARNING – The United Nations is warning that the amount of heat trapped by the Earth reached record levels last year, with consequences feared to last for thousands of years. The World Meteorological Organisation has confirmed that the 11 hottest years ever recorded all fell between 2015 and 2025. UN Secretary-General António Guterres says the global climate is “in a state of emergency”. Ocean heat content also hit a new record high in 2025, with sea levels now eleven centimetres above where they stood just three decades ago.
GERMANY CLIMATE CASE – Germany’s Federal Court of Justice is ruling today on a landmark climate case demanding that BMW and Mercedes-Benz stop selling combustion engine cars after 2030. Environmental campaigners argue the carmakers have a duty to protect future generations from climate change, a principle established by Germany’s Constitutional Court back in 2021.
FOOTBALL – Manchester City have won the EFL Cup, beating Arsenal 2-0 in the final. In the Bundesliga, St. Pauli lost 2-1 to Freiburg and Stuttgart beat Augsburg 5-2.
In Luxembourg’s national football championship, matchday 22 saw Differdange and Dudelange in a goalless draw. Strassen and Bissen drew 3-3, Mondorf beat Canach 3-1, Rodange beat Hesper 2–0, and Niederkorn and Käerjeng finished level at 2-2. Rosport lost 3-4 to Racing, Jeunesse lost 2-3 to Hostert, and Pétange were beaten 1-2 by Mamer. Differdange now lead the table by four points from Mondorf.
CYCLING – The Tour of Catalonia gets underway today, with seven stages to be raced through to Sunday. Alongside favourites such as Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel, three Luxembourg riders are also on the start list : Bob Jungels, Mats Wenzel, and Mathieu Kockelmann.
ATHLETICS – Luxembourg sprinter Patrizia Van der Weken finished eight in the women’s 60 metres final at the World Indoor Championships. Italy’s Zaynab Dosso took gold in 7.00 seconds, with Van der Weken clocking 7.10. Despite hopes of a medal, commentator and Luxembourg Olympian Charel Grethen said the level of competition was even higher than last year, but described her overall performance as solid and further proof she belongs among the world’s best.
A chilly start this morning, but don’t let that fool you, spring is on its way! Clear skies and lovely warmth will build through the afternoon, with temperatures climbing from a crisp 1–3°C this morning up to a pleasant 12–14°C by mid-afternoon.
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