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At the request of the agricultural sector, Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, Minister of State, Claude Haagen, Minister of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development and Joëlle Welfring, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development invited representatives of the agricultural, viticultural and horticultural professions to the "Agrarsommet" on 26 January 2023 at the Château de Senningen.

For the eighth time, the Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, attended the World Economic Forum (#WEF23) in Davos, Switzerland. During his trip, the Prime Minister was accompanied by the Minister of Finance, Yuriko Backes and H.R.H. the Hereditary Grand Duke.

During the week of 12 to 18 December, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased to 1,464 cases, compared to 1,440 cases the previous week.

During the week of 5 to 11 December, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased to 1,440 cases, compared to 1,214 cases the previous week.

The Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Phạm Minh Chính, and the ministerial delegation consisting of four Vietnamese ministers and a large business delegation concluded the first day of their visit to Luxembourg.

During the week of 28 November to 4 December, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased to 1,214 cases, compared to 1,164 cases the previous week.

The Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, travelled to Tirana in Albania on 6 December 2022 to attend the EU-Western Balkans summit.

Since 2021, the government, under the coordination of the Minister of Home Affairs, has been working on the overhaul of the national alert system.

As part of the reform of the national warning system, the government will continue to implement its national warning system testing strategy on Monday 5. December 2022 by carrying out the monthly test of the siren network and sending an alert SMS to the population in a specific area, as well as a test message on the GouvAlert application.

The weekly retrospective gives you a broader overview of respiratory viruses in general: including COVID-19 and influenza.

During the week of 21 to 27 November, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased to 1,164 cases, compared to 1,057 cases the previous week.

The Benelux Summit was held on 28 November 2022 at Bourglinster Castle as part of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Benelux Union. The Luxembourg Presidency focused on three priorities: emerging stronger from the pandemic, promoting synergies with neighbouring regions and working towards a green, safe and competitive Benelux.

During the week of 14 to 20 November, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased to 1,057 cases, compared to 913 cases the previous week.

On 22 November 2022, the Prime Minister and Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, travelled to Strasbourg, France, to take part in the solemn ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the European Parliament.

During the week of 7 to 13 November, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased to 913 cases, compared to 873 cases the previous week.