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Luxembourg repurposes old sites for new communities

Three former industrial sites across Luxembourg are ear-marked for transformation into large residential districts, aiming to provide thousands of new homes in the coming years.

In Esch-sur-Alzette, work is progressing at the ‘Roud Lëns’ site. The 11-hectare development will feature 1,400 homes, 439 of which are designated as affordable housing by the city. The first residents are expected to move in within approximately 18 months.

In Dudelange, the former steelworks site “NeiSchmelz” will undergo a 20-year redevelopment, ultimately providing 1,600 homes for an estimated 3,600 new inhabitants. The project, which aims to use geothermal energy for heating, could see its first occupants in four years.

Meanwhile, in Wiltz, the “Wunne mat der Wooltz” project is advancing on a 34-hectare site that once housed a football pitch and a leather factory. Plans include 1,085 homes, with 70% allocated for rent. The first phase is scheduled for completion by next summer, with the entire district expected to be finished within a decade, eventually housing around 2,500 people.

Also today

• Fondation Cancer have expressed mixed feelings on the new government tobacco regulations, saying that while welcome, they could have gone further, with the banning of Snus’, more restrictions on vapes and a rise in tobacco prices
• A Russian warship has just arrived off South Africa’s main naval base to join Chinese and Iranian vessels for military exercises that risk further damaging Pretoria’s relations with Washington.
• The court case for an accident that occurred in September 2023, in which a lorry crashed into a gantry and resulted in the death of a Dutch driver at the scene, has opened today
• Etihad Airways will launch nonstop flights between Luxembourg and Abu Dhabi from October, as the Middle Eastern airline aims to enhance Luxembourg’s connectivity to Dubai and the wider region.
• A German juvenile court started the so-called “White Tiger” trial Friday in which a man is accused of multiple sadistic online crimes including coercing a 13-year-old to take his own life.

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Figure of the day

873,709 kilos of cocaine were seized at Findel Cargo Center in 2025,

• Significantly more drug seizures were carried out at Luxembourg’s Cargo Center in 2025 than the previous year, including 800 kilogrammes of cocaine and over 2.2 tons of cannabis.
• In addition, customs officers seized around 150 kilos of so-called precursors, or chemical substances used in the production of synthetic drugs. However, this number had declined in comparison to previous years.

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