Luxembourg is a unique place to live and do business in Europe. From the origins of the industrial development in Luxembourg, the availability of a cross-border workforce and the attraction of foreign capital and know-how have been the base of the economic success and the high standard of living in Luxembourg. The issue of attracting … Continued

This study explores Luxembourg’s entry bans policy and use of readmission agreements as well as their links with reintegration assistance. The first part of this study will deal with entry bans. In Luxembourg a return decision can be accompanied by an entry ban for a maximum period of 5 years, even though in practice they … Continued

There is one detention centre in Luxembourg with a capacity of 88 persons, which is located close to the international airport. Furthermore, at the airport is a waiting zone that can be used to detain persons up to a maximum of 48 hours. The detention centre has been created only recently, it has opened on … Continued

The social security system in Luxembourg is in principle a contributory-based system different to other countries, which have a residence-based system. The social protection system is composed of three major branches:  a)      Social security: This branch comprehends healthcare, sick cash benefits, maternity and paternity leave benefits, accidents at work and occupational diseases, long-term care, invalidity benefits, … Continued

In Luxembourg, the detection of a victim of trafficking in human beings can happen in many different situations and by a variety of actors; it can be law enforcement, an NGO, a ministry or a labour inspector among others. However, the scope of this study is limited to a particular situation as it only looks … Continued

Luxembourg has a case-by-case approach in terms of allocation of asylum applicants to reception facilities. Indeed, when deciding on the attribution of social aid, which includes accommodation, the Luxembourgish Reception and Integration Office (OLAI), takes into consideration two main criteria: the individual situation of the applicant (household composition, age of family members, potential specific needs, … Continued

Luxembourg’s economy is focussed on the financial and service sector having one modern and financial centre. The government policy intends to focus on attracting highly added value activities focussed in new technologies (biomedicine and information and communication technologies – focussing on IT security), logistics and research. However, Luxembourg being one of the smallest countries in the European Union, … Continued

A more recent aspect of the national migration policy was to resort to cross-border labour force from the 1990s onwards. Indeed, the Greater Region, formed by Luxembourg, Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany), Lorraine (France) and Wallonia (Belgium), constitutes the biggest political transnational space in Europe and counts almost 25% of the total number of cross-border workers … Continued

The overall objective of this study is to provide an overview of the immigration policies implemented by each Member State and Norway regarding international students and taking into consideration the above mentioned aspects. At the national level, the topic is highly important if one takes into account that the University of Luxembourg is a young … Continued