Ministry of Home Affairs // The Luxembourg Government
Remit
The range of competence of the ministry of Home Affairs is fixed by the Government regulation.
The main tasks of the Ministry concern local affairs, municipal finances, municipal planning and urban development, the control of the accounts of the communes, civil security, internal security, immigration and international protection.
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Transposition of the new EU Blue Card Directive
The European Parliament and Council Directive 2021/1883 of 20 October 2021 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment was transposed by the Act of 4 June 2024 amending the amended Act of 29 August 2008 on the free movement of persons and immigration. This law came into force today.
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Test of the national warning system: sirens and message on the GouvAlert application
On Monday 1st July 2024, the government will continue to implement its strategy for testing the warning and information system for the population by carrying out monthly tests of the siren network and the GouvAlert mobile application.
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Test of the national alert system: unannounced test of zonal alert SMS messages
An unannounced test of the zonal SMS alert took place on Wednesday 26 June 2024 in the municipalities of Weiler-la-Tour, Roeser, Bettembourg, Frisange, Dudelange, Kayl and Rumelange.
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'Méi, a méi séier bauen' – administrative simplification in progress and a new public-private partnership for affordable housing
On 19 June 2024, the Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning, Claude Meisch, the Minister for Home Affairs, Léon Gloden, and the Minister of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity, Serge Wilmes, detailed the administrative simplification measures, as well as the new public-private partnership (PPP) for the construction of affordable housing, decided by the government to facilitate and accelerate the construction of housing.
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Test of the national warning system: sirens and message on the GouvAlert application
On Monday 3 June 2024, the government will continue to implement its strategy for testing the warning and information system for the population by carrying out monthly tests of the siren network and the GouvAlert mobile application.
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Test of the national alert system: unannounced test of zonal alert SMS messages
An unannounced test of the zonal SMS alert took place on Monday 29 April 2024 in the municipalities of Hesperange, Luxembourg, Niederanven, Sandweiler, Schuttrange and Walferdange.