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Independent experts to investigate allegations of abuse and internal dysfunction

An independent expert commission will be tasked with investigating the existence and extent of any potential abuse or internal dysfunction at the “Fondation Lëtzebuerger Kannerduerf” children’s charity.

The board of directors and the charity director published a statement on Friday confirming their decision to establish the independent commission made up of four experts.
The commission will launch a call for witness testimonies, asking those affected or those who have witnessed anything at the charity to come forward. In late October 2025, the public prosecutor’s office confirmed to reporter.lu that a former director of the children’s charity was under investigation following allegations of indecent assault.

The charity management had referred the case to the judiciary in March last year. The allegations date back around 20 years. The accused is said to have sexually harassed an eighteen-year-old girl at the time. Now retired, he worked at the children’s village in Mersch for nearly three decades.

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• Former US President Bill Clinton is set to testify before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee about his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein – though he has not been accused of wrongdoing.

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Figure of the day

CFL reports 31.4 million train passengers in 2025

• According to CFL, a record number of passengers used trains to travel around Luxembourg or across the borders in 2025. The rail operator reported a 0.57% increase compared to their previous record established in 2024.
• CFL attributed the high passenger numbers to their multi-annual investment programmes, further expecting to increase the number of seats by 46% through the gradual commissioning of 34 “Coradia Stream High Capacity” trains.

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