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In recent years, thanks to developments in the housing market and the quest for more sustainable lifestyles, we have seen the emergence of a type of housing hitherto unheard of in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: “Tiny Houses”.

The situation of the General Development Plans (PAG) on 1 September 2023 is as follows: The city of Wiltz has a PAG "version 2011", covering the

The voters of the commune directly elect the members of the Municipal Council every six years. Each municipality has a Municipal Council from which the College of Mayor and Aldermen, the executive body of the commune, generates.

National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction In order to reinforce governance in the field of disaster risk reduction (DRR), the Minister of Home

The main goal of the Housing Pact 2.0 is to support municipalities, who are a central partner of the government, in the development of affordable housing.

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a unitary country with only one level of territorial decentralisation - the communes are the only decentralised territorial authorities and play an essential role in local political, economic, social and cultural life. They must constantly adapt to the challenges of modern society.

The current land tax in Luxembourg dates back to the 1930s. Its reform has been part of the political discussion for years. The reform of the land tax is a key element of the package of measures to combat the increasing housing shortage in Luxembourg, which the government has presented together with the introduction of a tax on the mobilisation of land and a tax on the non-occupation of housing.

The objective of the so-called “Baulandvertrag” (Building land contract) bill is, on the one hand, to increase the offer of available land in order to

The merging of municipalities serves as a way for them to achieve specific objectives in the interest of the municipalities and their citizens. So

Alerting the population is an essential tool to allow citizens to prepare themselves for an event, unpredictable or not, and to take the useful and necessary precautions to safeguard people and property.

Political leave for local elected officials Mayors, aldermen and council members are entitled to political leave for the hours of work devoted to the

The law of 27 July 2022 relating to municipal administrative fines and the extension of the competencies of municipal agents aims to empower municipal agents to report infringements as set by the general police regulations of the municipality, sanctioned by either administrative or criminal fines as well as to offer a neighbourhood service favouring social cohesion in the municipalities.

Marriage is often one of the key events in an individual's life. Modern couples are questioning more and more the formalities imposed by the law for the celebration of a civil marriage and they aspire to a more personalised organisation of their ceremony.

National emergency organisation plan The national emergency organisation plan (PNOS), as proposed in the amended law of 27 March 2018 on the

The national identity card is the administrative proof of identity and nationality of its holder. Holding an identity card is compulsory for all Luxembourg nationals aged 15 and over and who reside in a Luxembourg commune. Persons under 15 years...