Life, Hopes and Stepping Stones
Members of the diplomatic corps in Luxembourg and a number of local business representatives reunited at Cercle Munster on Thursday night to share knowledge, recount experiences and network. Five Ambassadors representing various European countries in the Grand Duchy attended the event and shared with the audience the greatest challenges faced when working in diplomacy. For... Continue Reading →
Reuniting some 40 members of the local financial and business industry, Luxembourg Brazil Business Council (LBBC) marked the New Year with a luncheon designed to outline the dos and don’ts of doing business in Brazil. Delivering a presentation on the day, Jean-Marie De Backer, President of Luxembourg Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Brussels and President... Continue Reading →
Some 500 people flocked to the sumptuous Ball Room of the Cercle Cité on Saturday night to attend this year’s Russian Charity Ball, a night of glamour, extravagance and solidarity, dedicated to the Russian culture. In its third edition, the Charity Ball brought together the best of Luxembourg’s and Russia’s artistic and culinary heritage celebrating... Continue Reading →
The American Chamber of Commerce’s (AMCHAM) New Year reception on Thursday night was the perfect meeting place for some 160 members of the business community, numerous ambassadors, representatives of the American financial industry in Luxembourg, Employment Minister Nicolas Schmit and the Economy Minister of the recently-formed coalition government. As the new Deputy Prime Minister, the... Continue Reading →
On January 12, members of the Romanian and Moldovan communities in Luxembourg reunited at Brasserie Le Neumunster, in Luxembourg City's Grund neighbourhood, for an exclusive New Year jazz concert performed by Geta Burlacu, Petru Haruta and Ovidiu Pana. The Moldovan singer and her band performed a number of the world's international jazz repertoire, but also... Continue Reading →
Luxembourg’s Château de Septfontaines was the place to be on Monday night for numerous art lovers, private collectors and connoisseurs of either Brâncuşi, Rodin, Modigliani or Botarro’s artworks. Arriving for the first time to Luxembourg, the exhibition proposes some major works by Brâncuşi such as ‘‘Mademoiselle Pogany’’ and ‘‘Eileen Lane’’ as well as the ‘‘Portrait... Continue Reading →
Photo: Make-A-Wish Luxembourg Facebook page Luxembourg charity ‘‘Make-A-Wish’’ celebrated its first anniversary on Friday night at the Grand Théâtre in the presence of friends, volunteers, board members, colleagues from Make-A-Wish Flanders, as well as local sponsors. Founded little over a year ago, ‘‘Make-A-Wish’’ Luxembourg was the project of three visionary men: co-founder and President Marcel... Continue Reading →
While all of us adjusted our clocks one hour backward on Sunday morning to mark autumn’s arrival, over 200 people celebrated the new season later in the day at the fourth edition of the ‘‘Romanian Autumn’’ event. Indulging in mouth-watering dishes and discovering new music as well as learning more about traditional dances from various... Continue Reading →
Members of Romania-Luxembourg Business Forum (ROMLUX) and their guests gathered on October 24 at Hotel Place d’Armes in Luxembourg-City to celebrate and promote the story of Romanian-born sommelier Georges Lazu. On the night, participants, amongst which the Diplomatic Advisor at the Romanian Embassy in the Grand Duchy Elzi Martin, Art advisor and owner of the... Continue Reading →
The Second European Forum on Best Practices in Gender Equality took place on October 4 at The Cercle Munster and attracted some 100 participants While Luxembourg generally scores well in European and international charts for gender equality in the workplace, some believe that much more could be done to reduce the gender gap within the... Continue Reading →
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