The EMN Luxembourg Country Factsheet 2024 presents the main developments in migration and international protection in 2024.
Key developments to note:
- The Law of 20 December 2024 simplifies the current impatriate tax regime as one of several measures to attract foreign talent.
- The European Union (EU) Blue Card Directive (2021/1883/EU) was transposed by the Law of 4 June 2024 to simplify the procedure for obtaining an EU Blue Card and improve talent attraction and retention.
- From 1 September 2024, the first provisional Return House became operational in Luxembourg City.
- The Luxembourgish Parliament unanimously approved Motion 4408 opposing temporary controls at the internal borders of the Schengen Area on 14 November 2024.
The statistical annex complementing the Country Factsheet provides an overview of the available statistics for Luxembourg on aspects of migration and international protection. It was prepared by Eurostat. The dashboard-like layout of the annex allows comparability across countries as well as simultaneous visualisation of different indicators.