Respecting a tradition that goes back hundreds of years, the leaders of Luxembourg’s political parties have spent a grueling week driving around the country, climbing ladders, and taking down their campaign posters one by one. “Sure, this isn’t as much fun as meeting world leaders and going to fancy parties, and I do get rather […]
Luxembourg’s political parties give woman free material to build new house
A resourceful Luxembourg resident has built a three-story house using an estimated 16 tons of incomprehensible political material that has arrived in her mailbox since the end of summer. “Pamphlet after pamphlet with names and photos of people I don’t recognize, all of them dressed up,” said Renata Apostu, 29, who has lived and worked […]
Majority of cross-border workers ‘masochists’
A recent study shows that while some cross-border workers don’t actually enjoy the hellish daily commute into and out of Luxembourg, a majority find it “totally pleasurable,” which is one of the main reasons why they choose to work inside of the country yet live outside of it. Delphine Gilles, 34, a professor of sociology […]
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 […]
Compromise at last: Luxembourg smokers agree to stop exhaling in public
An agreement between the country’s most zealous smokers and its most vociferous anti-smokers was reached late Wednesday night, leading many to believe that hostility between the two camps will finally subside. The deal allows smokers to continue enjoying cigarettes pretty much anywhere in public—on the condition that they don’t exhale and find something else to […]