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Administrative court rules to maintain Dr Wilmes’ suspension

The administrative court announced the temporary suspension would remain in place after Dr Wilmes’ legal team submitted a request to cancel it.
The judges noted that not all the conditions required to overturn the suspension had been met. As such, Dr Wilmes will be prohibited from carrying out any operations until 22 April. Experts will now analyse the reports submitted against the surgeron and decide if the grievances can be upheld as medical misconduct.

Dr Wilmes’ legal team released a statement saying they “regret” and will take note of the decision. They added that if the complaints against their client turn out to be unfounded, they will seek legal action against those responsible.

Lawyer François Prum said a referee is bound by numerous, cumulative, conditions. For example, the administrative court said the damage was not “definitive or irreparable” for several reasons, as the surgeon was able to continue practising in that he could hold consultations. “He is just not allowed to operate.” As for the damage to the doctor’s reputation, it was decided that this was not caused directly by the health minister’s decision to suspend Dr Wilmes, but through “indirect damage”, as Mr Prum said, “through how the decision was received by the general public”. The lawyer emphasised that he was unhappy with this point as both are closely linked in the eyes of the defence.

Also today

• The Ministry of the Interior has confirmed that Ukrainian refugees may benefit from a further year of temporary protection status in Luxembourg
• A yellow flood alert for the South of the country has been extended until Sunday, after rising water levels along the Moselle had prompted an earlier flood alert for the region
• Europe could be facing a period of prolonged tensions with Russia reminiscent of the Cold War, and should speak to Moscow with “one voice” to get its interests heard, Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky told AFP today
• A prolonged impasse between US lawmakers over immigration enforcement threatens to force the Department of Homeland Security into a partial government shutdown beginning tomorrow
• NASA is set to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket today, restoring the orbiting lab to full staffing after an unprecedented medical evacuation cut short a previous mission
• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has acknowledged a rift has opened up between Europe and the United States, appealing to Washington to repair and revive transatlantic trust together

On air

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Figure of the day

Luxembourg records over 1,100 public transport attacks in 2025

• Rising violence on public transport is becoming an increasing concern. While the number of reported incidents has risen, the severity of attacks has not.
• The railway network remains particularly affected: over 650 incidents were reported on trains alone. Most of these involved verbal aggression, though threats and isolated physical attacks were also documented.
  

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