Bus network to dramatically improve
Major changes to bus timetables are set to begin this month, with a particular focus on enhancing services in southern Luxembourg. Initial adjustments will take effect from Sunday, 14 December, while the most significant revisions, will be implemented in the South from 4th January.
The overhaul aims to address connectivity gaps identified through analyses that began in 2021. These studies of traffic flows revealed insufficient links within the South and its broader border region – a critical finding, given that 42% of cross-border commuters work in the South, compared to 21% who travel daily to Luxembourg City.
To improve this, several new direct routes will be introduced. These include Line 643 from Esch-sur-Alzette to Steinbrücken, which will replace the current TICE Line 17, and Line 651 from Oberkorn to Wolmerange-les-Mines.
Existing routes are also being optimised for speed. For example, the journey from Dudelange station to Belval will be reduced from 46 minutes to just 26 minutes.
The changes will impact everyday travel in several ways. Buses may follow altered routes, add new stops, or, in some cases, eliminate certain stops.
Complete details for all revised routes are available online via the websites of Mobilitéit, the Inter-Municipal Passenger Transport for the Canton of Esch-sur-Alzette (TICE), and the General Road Transport Network (RGTR), as well as on the mobiliteit.lu app. The relevant municipal authorities have been provided with updated information and maps, which will also be displayed at bus stops with an accompanying QR code for digital access. Passengers who prefer not to use digital tools can obtain information by calling the Public Transport Administration’s call centre at 2465.
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90 billion euros over the next two years.
This is what the EU plans to donate to the Ukraine - taken from the Russian frozen assets - to help plug Kyiv’s looming budget black holes as Russia’s punishing invasion drags on towards a fourth year.
Von der Leyen said the money would be generated either from EU borrowing or by using Russian central bank assets frozen in the bloc to fund a “reparations loan”, the option pushed by her commission and multiple member states.
She said the financing would allow Kyiv to “lead peace negotiations from a position of strength” as the United States pushes to end Russia’s war.
EU leaders have already pledged to keep Kyiv afloat next year and officials insist they are determined to reach an agreement on where the money should come from at a December 18 summit.
But Belgium, home to international deposit organisation Euroclear, which holds the vast bulk of the Russian assets, has so far rejected the plan over fears it could face crippling legal and financial retribution from Russia.
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