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(from l. to r.) Xavier Bettel, Vice Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs; Anna Lührmann, Minister of State for Europe, Federal Foreign Office
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(from l. to r.) Raffaele Fito, Minister for European Affairs, Cohesion Policies and the NRRP; Xavier Bettel, Vice Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs;
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(from l. to r.) Adam Szlapka, Minister for the European Affairs; Xavier Bettel, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs; Hadja Lahbib, minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Trade and Federal Cultural Institutions
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(from l. to r.) Tiago Antunes, State Secretary for European Affairs; Peter Burke, Ministe of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs with special responsibility for EU Affairs, Minister of State at the Department of Defence; Xavier Bettel, Vice Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs
Finally, with regard to the European elections, Minister Bettel reiterates that it will be “more important than ever to work towards strengthening our democracies”. Luxembourg, for its part, is seeking to increase the rate of participation in European elections by non-Luxembourg residents from another member state. In this context, the government and the European Parliament’s liaison office in Luxembourg have launched a campaign called “I can vote”. ©Alexandros Michailidis ©Alexandros Michailidis Press release by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade With regard to the “Defence of Democracy” in Europe legislative package, the Minister welcomed the efforts to strengthen the transparency and democratic accountability of interest representation activities on behalf of third countries. In this respect, the Minister reiterated Luxembourg’s commitment to an open space for civil society, and stressed the importance of having a clear legal framework that applies to the whole of the EU.
