Why does it always feel like the planes flying above Luxembourg city are way too close? And is anyone planning on changing that? Our journalist Tracy Heindrichs talked with Enora Hiernaux of the air navigation administration ANA to discuss this.
Zoom on Luxembourg: Who is behind Bourgmeisterin?
Who is behind Bourgmeisterin and why do they want to make Luxembourg’s history sexy again? Our journalist Tracy Heindrichs met with the website’s founder Julia Khalyavko to talk about the importance of finding interest in a country’s history and culture to feel more at home.
Zoom on Luxembourg: Interview with Suzan Noesen
Suzan Noesen tells us about her art practices, inspirations and experiences as a full-time artist in Luxembourg and abroad.
Whine and Shine: Interview with Paulette Lenert on the National Mental Health Strategy
Luxembourg’s health minister Paulette Lenert (LSAP) talked to Ara City Radio about the Plan National de la Santé Mentale—a national strategy to tackle the mental health problem in the grand duchy. In our interview, she addresses how the plan wants to tackle the issue, how it plans to attract more professionals to the sector, and all that without breaking the CNS’s budget.
Whine and Shine: Financial education in Luxembourg
Why did Luxembourg score so low on the OECD’s financial literacy survey? And what is put in place to address the issue? That’s what Jessica Thyrion, a financial adviser at the ABBL foundation for financial education, talked about on this episode of Whine and Shine.
Whine and Shine: AI as a solution to Luxembourg's workforce shortage
Can AI be one of the solutions to Luxembourg’s workforce shortage? While the grand duchy will still have to address issues like housing and mobility to attract and retain the talent it needs, AI could be used in some ways to lighten the workload of existing employees… but employers will have to be careful in deciding if, when and how they implement an AI strategy.
Whine and Shine: Why teens and young adults in Luxembourg are becoming less happy
Statec recently revealed that levels of satisfaction with life in Luxembourg are going down—especially among young people. But why is that? And what can be done to give youths more hope and support as they figure out their path towards a future that is as uncertain as theirs?
Statec’s Laure Grad, and clinical psychologists Esther Giebels and Cécilia Grubers from Cepas shared their observations and tips on the matter.
Whine and Shine: the blood donor shortage
Vincent Ruck, communications manager at the Luxembourg Red Cross, talked to Tracy Heindrichs on this episode of Whine and Shine to talk about the situation of blood stock levels in Luxembourg, and why more donors are needed.
Whine and Shine: the tax system in Luxembourg
Many petitions over the years have asked Luxembourg's tax system to be reviewed. One of the biggest motives: the large tax wedge between single and married couples. But why is there a separate system in place between the two categories and how does it work? What kind of reform would have to take place--if at all--to satisfy everyone?
That's what we're talking about on this week's episode of Whine and Shine.
Whine and Shine: The benefits and downsides of Luxembourg's multilingual school system
By the time the'y’re 13 years old, students in Luxembourg’s education system will have gone to school in Luxembourgish, German and French. But those who don’t encounter these languages at home can find it hard to learn and thrive in school. On this episode of Whine and Shine, we’re looking at why this system exists and what can be done to help every student benefit from it.
Whine & Shine: Lux-Bxl by Train?
Brussels by train from Luxembourg, it should be easy but it isn’t. Tracy shines a light on the issue of the slow train to Brussels.