Minister Xavier Bettel meets with CALux;
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On Monday 4 March 2024, Luxembourg's Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, met with the members of the “Meeting of Secretaries General and Heads of Administration of the Institutions and Bodies of the European Union installed in Luxembourg” (also called “CALux”).
The “CALux” is an interinstitutional forum for discussion and decision-making, established in 1992 to discuss the proper functioning of the EU institutions and bodies located in Luxembourg and the difficulties encountered for the attractiveness of the Luxembourg site. It is made up of the following European institutions and bodies: European Parliament, European Commission, European Court of Auditors, European Stability Mechanism European Investment Bank, Court of Justice of the European Union, Publications Office of the European Union, Public Prosecutor's Office European, Translation Centre, as well as the European Schools I and II.
Minister Bettel said: “As the host state of numerous European institutions, bodies and agencies, European construction is of crucial importance for our country. As part of the headquarters policy, the Luxembourg government will continue to enhance and promote Luxembourg as the headquarters of the European institutions, with emphasis on its legal, financial and digital centres. In this context, I am delighted to have been able to have an exchange of views with the members of CALux on issues of common interest. Luxembourg today has around 14,000 European civil servants and agents, which represents around 3% of the Luxembourg job market. The European institutions are thus the second largest employer in the Grand Duchy, after the Luxembourg State. The employees of the various European institutions based in Luxembourg, as well as their families, contribute greatly to the cultural richness of this country, and we are proud of it."
