January regulars' table 2025
On January 9, 2025, the Luxembourg Alumni Chapter hosted a get-together at the Brasserie du Kirchberg in Luxembourg. 14 alumni accepted the invitation.
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Innovation: Hydroponics
"Hydro", ancient Greek water; "ponik", modification of the ancient Greek word "ponos" (work) and culture of the Latin word "cultura" (WIKIPEDIA). Hydroponics is the cultivation of plants in water with nutrients, without soil, and enables indoor gardening and vertical farming.
Axel Barreau and Melvin Henrion run a hydroponic greenhouse on an industrial estate in Bettembourg. They grow herbs, salads and edible flowers (shiso, hyssop, agastache, mizuna, leaf mustard).
The project, which is problematic in terms of profitability, is made possible by European funding.
Satellite
The satellite company SES has launched ASTRA IP, a full-beam satellite equipped with 80 transponders, on board a Falcon 9 rocket from Space X. The launch will enable 118 million TV households to be supplied with premium content.
Minimum wage (Luxembourg)
The non-qualified minimum wage has risen to € 2638, the qualified minimum wage to € 3165. 70600 workers are happy about this adjustment.
Pensions
- Private sector: 0.04 percent of pensioners receive more than € 8500 per month.
- State: 30 percent receive more than € 8500 per month.
Airport LUX: 5 million passengers!
Luxembourg Airport celebrated reaching five million passengers in 2024. Passengers have chosen Luxembourg Airport as their gateway to more than 125 direct destinations.
Real estate sector (4th trimester 2024)
- Rents for houses: € 3200 per month
- Rents for apartments: € 1824 per month
Number of monthly salaries to buy a 100 square meter apartment:
- Luxembourg: 246 monthly salaries
- Switzerland: 240 monthly salaries
- France: 197 monthly salaries
- Germany: 185 monthly salaries
- Belgium: 132 monthly salaries
Vehicle fleet
- 7% of cars are purely electric;
- 12.5% of cars are hybrids and plug-in hybrids .
- 80.5% of cars are pure combustion engines;
- Diesel vehicles: 37.6%
- Petrol cars: 42.9%
457,231 cars are registered in Luxembourg, of which 922 are Ferraris, 402 Bentley, 271 Lamborghini, 89 Rolls Royce (tageblatt Nr 8; p.5)
Excursion plans
A trip to Hamburg is planned; Elbphilharmonie, Airbus, Wonderland.
Next regulars' table: February 6, 2025
