The city of Esch has introduced an online platform where citizens can easily request a meeting with a municipal officer or alderman. The initiative aims to strengthen the direct contact between the citizens and the politicians. In our interview on Local Matters, mayor Christian Weis (CSV) explains how the city of Esch aims to foster civic participation through this and other initiatives.
Celebrating the 41st Birthday of Kulturfabrik
Georges joins Erin on the Breakfast Show to talk about the upcoming 41st Birthday celebrations of Kulturfabrik. Why celebrate the 41st birthday? Georges will explain all, including a complicated start to the Kulturfabrik and a look towards the future.
Local Matters: Esch as a model city for a social and ecological transition
The Esch Clinics have started in September. The initiative aims to reshape Esch into a model city for a just ecological transition, combining urban planning with political interventions and by integrating the voices and needs of the community. On Local Matters, César Reyes, one of the project leaders, explains how the project is going to overcome traditional ways of thinking urban spaces.
Indian Musicians Luxshare playing at the BELONG Festival
Erin speaks to Luxshare, a group from India who are performing at the BELONG World Music Festival in Esch-Sur-Alzette. They talk about how they got into music and the differences between music in India. The festival has acts from all over the country.
Visit FSL's Living Library
On 27 March, the FSL association invites visitors to their living library - an event where people get to learn personal stories and ask questions. In our interview on the breakfast show, Haythem Badawy explains all about the event.
LM: The personal fight for the abolition of the death penalty
On Monday, the city of Esch organised a screening of the film "Seven winters in Teheran" which tells the story of Reyhaneh Jabbari's execution. Reyhaneh's mother Shole Pakravan, an activist for human rights and the abolition of the death penalty, in our interview on Local Matters, she tells about her fight.
Holiday at home: The Déierepark in Esch
On Local Matters in these next couple of weeks, we give you some ideas how to not be too frustrated while passing holiday at home, let’s check out some activities to explore in summer in Luxembourg. We start this tour of the country in the south this week. On top of the hill, in the woods, in Esch, we check out the Déierepark, the zoo.
Circular Economy: The BENU village
One week ago, the BENU Village officially opened their new restaurant – which is entirely composed of waste. In the BENU Sloow restaurant, all furniture and equipment is recycled and the food has been rescued; the cooks use only ingredients that would have been thrown away.
(In)equality in sports: Voices of the Escher Volleyball Club
Inequalities in scheduling, in funding and promotion - the sports sector still needs a lot of progress to achieve gender equality. For today's Local Matters, we had a visit to the female team of the Escher Volleyball Club EVBC to talk about how they perceive (in)equality between women and men in the local and national volleyball clubs.
Local Matters: Get closer to your neighbors
In our interview, Cynthia, a volunteer with 4Motion, tells us about their project. At the Family Day in Esch, they approached people asking how the city of Esch could help people come closer.
Local Matters: The Breedewee community garden
Local Matters this week is about Luxembourg's Urban farming initiatives. For today, we stopped by at Esch's community garden "Breedewee".
Local Matters: The Pizza Quest
Desperate times call for desperate measures. It's August and Local Matters went out in the streets searching for pizza.
Local Matters: Visit at the Escher Deierepark
On Local Matters this week, we check out some activities for kids in Luxembourg. For today’s piece, reporter Franziska took us to one of her favourite places in Esch, the Deierepark.
Local Matters: Luxembourg's LGBTIQ+ history
For the first time, Rosa Lëtzebuerg Asblopens their Queer Archive for an exhibition about the history of LGBTIQ+ community in Luxembourg.
Local Matters: At the Queer Arts Festival
We checked out last weekend's Queer Arts Festival that took place in the Batiment4 in Esch.
Local Matters goes East: Novi Sad
The Serbian city Novi Sad is European capital of culture this year, along with Kaunas in Lithuania and Esch. Local Matters took a trip to Serbia.
Local Matters goes South: Housing in Esch
Franziska investigates the issues of housing in Esch and how it is being addressed
Local Matters goes south: The Bâtiment4 in Esch
Franziska visits Bâtment4, the foothold of many creatives during Esch 2022.
FlamencoFestival Esch 2021: attitude & life
Despite everything, there will be flamenco in Esch in May 2021!