On Friday afternoon, the Luxembourg Cabinet adopted a draft law concerning lawyers who are either UK nationals or who practise under a professional UK title.
The Cabinet meeting, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, discussed several national and international issues, namely the adoption of a bill establishing a 12-month transition period for UK lawyers and lawyers working in the UK in the event of a "no deal" Brexit.
The ministers similarly made an inventory regarding African swine fever, before approving the proposed National Air Pollution Control (NEC) Programme, which includes measures for the reduction of national emissions of certain air pollutants. The Cabinet similarly approved a draft Grand-Ducal Regulation related to genetically modified organisms, namely determining the principles applicable to the assessment of the potential adverse effects on human health and the environment.
The Cabinet went on to validate the principle of the participation of the Luxembourg army in the EU training mission (EUTM) in Mali from May 2020. This participation will be within the framework of the amended law of 27 July 1992 on the participation of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in peacekeeping operations from international organisations.
In addition, the ministers approved amended laws in the area of education, specifically establishing a National Education Training Institute and the planning of secondary school teaching requirements, as well as establishing a public international school in Differdange and a national reserve of teaching employees from secondary schools.
The Cabinet similarly approved a regulation concerning the issue of a collector's item, approved the statutory annual accounts of the Bank and Caisse d'Epargne de l'État for the 2018 financial year and agreed with the bill introducing a mechanism for resolving tax disputes. In addition, the meeting saw the approval of an amended regulation establishing a set of aid schemes for improving the protection and sustainable management of forest ecosystems, as well as the adoption of a regulation specifying the organisation, composition and functioning of the High Council for the Protection of Nature and Natural Resources.
Finally, the Cabinet approved a regulation amending the conditions for the admission and examination of municipal officials, the purpose of which is to reform the eligibility examinations of municipal officials by aligning them more closely with the organisational arrangements for state-run examinations.
