LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — A local couple who for 10 years have been looking for a home to buy have not managed to find a seller, as evidenced by yet another round of handwritten notes slipped into mailboxes all across the country. As reported in March, hundreds of thousands of copies of the note have been distributed […]
Family visit to apple orchard ends with forced labor
An outing to purchase apples at a Luxembourg orchard turned into a nightmare for one local family after they were forced into servitude. On Saturday, Nicoletta Barastova, 43, along with her partner and two children, visited a farm in the countryside where they believed they could buy apples. Instead of a simple cash for goods […]
Grand Duke fights Belgian king to retain Luxembourg
MARTELANGE — Citing a recently discovered proclamation from 1374 that confers all of Luxembourg to the Count of Flanders, Grand Duke Henri was obliged to engage in a sword battle on Tuesday to retain his dominion, according to royal observers. While most residents of the Grand Duchy went to work or school, His Royal Highness […]
Pirate Party candidate considering ironing t-shirt before public event
FRUGALANGE — A member of Luxembourg’s Pirate Party who is running for deputy in the upcoming elections has admitted to giving “serious thought” to ironing his t-shirt before appearing at an upcoming event. Lucian Welter says that while he’s been making efforts to wear his nicest t-shirts and jeans when he’s on the campaign trail, […]
Expat surprised to learn grand duke doesn’t actually rule country
KOFFISPILLEN — A man who has lived in Luxembourg for nearly a decade says he’s dumbfounded after being told that Luxembourg’s reigning monarch doesn’t actually rule the country. Anthony Ludarki, 35, who was transferred to Luxembourg in early 2009, says he always understood that Grand Duke Henri enjoyed the broad and nearly absolute power for […]
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