Luxembourg

Up on the Luxembourg downs

In a crisis-shaken Europe, even the financial fortress of Luxembourg swung low with the downfall of the Fortis and Dexia institutions. But the Grand Duchy has so much more to offer than bribe money affairs and corny young bankers. Integration, European elections and the Luxembourgish language - the newest cafebabel.com local hub provide us with an insight into their country

• Read the special edition Up on the Luxembourg downs
• Luiza Sosna, the Polish woman who will integrate you in Luxembourg
• Can immigrants in Luxembourg vote at the 7 June elections?
• Luxembourg, the only genuinely multilingual country in Europe?

Juliane Kokott: 'there's no macho atmosphere at the European Court of Justice'

The German mother-of-six, 50, is a woman of superlatives: as one of three women in an eight-man advocate general team at the ECJ, she most famously helped put Berlusconi on trial

by sofia dimoulis // 11/04/08

luxembourg, european court of justice, european union, ursula von der leyen, brunch, family, silvio berlusconi

Interrail for the future

Spanning north to south, stretching east to west: travelling in Europe as of 2020 will be easier and faster thanks to the upcoming Trans-European Transport Network (TEN)

by sergio nava // 08/06/07

luxembourg, switzerland, cologne, economy, vienna, barcelona, bratislava