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Get cosy as winter sets in – it’s best to leave perennials in place until spring for the benefit of birds and insects
Some people find the garden looks less bleak and more attractive this way; hoarfrost can settle on the flower spikes, and so on – whilst others are less enthusiastic about it. However, the benefits are considerable.
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The “STËFTUNG OEKOFONDS” has become the “FONDATION DU MOUVEMENT ÉCOLOGIQUE”
Only the name has changed. Donations remain tax-deductible.
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Draft Budget 2027: No prospects for sustainable development …
The finance minister refers to existing programmes, offers hardly any new strategies and does not address economic damage, prevention or the CO₂ tax.
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The Mouvement Ecologique in dialogue
Talks with various parties, as well as with Claude Meisch, Minister for Regional Planning and Housing, and the rapporteur for the 2027 national budget.
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“Right to Repair” is now also enshrined in law in Luxembourg!
Very positive approaches – but there is room for improvement
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Oekofest 2026 – Great Atmosphere and an Environmental Policy “Rentrée”!
Once again, Oekofest was above all a great way to kick off the period after the summer holidays, bringing people together to meet and exchange ideas!
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School fruit and vegetable scheme 2026/27: Ministry of Agriculture once again misses the opportunity to promote sustainable agriculture and children’s health
The ‘School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme’: 472 tonnes of fruit and vegetables for schoolchildren – in theory, a golden opportunity and an effective tool for killing several birds with one stone: protecting children’s health, creating secure markets for domestic produce, strengthening local organic farming, and tackling the climate and biodiversity crises.
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Bascharage bypass: Let’s change course!
We firmly believe that, in times of climate crisis and biodiversity loss, a fundamental priority for policymakers should be to refrain from destroying further forest areas and protected natural sites and to seek alternatives.
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Especially now: No to the planned rollbacks in company car taxation!
It’s hard to believe. Especially now – after a summer of unbearable temperatures that have brought the climate crisis even closer to home – the government intends to offer far greater tax breaks for so-called ‘plug-in hybrid’ cars as company cars than in the past.
It’s an absurd situation when you look at the facts.
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Fruit trees to give away – reserve yours at Oekofest!
Do you still have some space in your garden?
If you are interested, come by the Mouvement Ecologique stand during Oekofest on 20 September 2026 and reserve one of the trees.
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An end to dependence on fossil fuels – the EU Commission President must set out clear facts and measures for phasing them out!
In an open letter, the organisations are calling on the EU Commission President to clearly set out the costs of dependence on fossil fuels in her State of the Union address on 16 September 2026 and to release the necessary funding to enable the phase-out.
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Commitment yields a milestone victory: EFSA confirms contamination – the daily intake limit for TFA has been lowered
Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is a PFAS breakdown product produced in vast quantities by pesticides, refrigerants and other industrial chemicals, and which is steadily accumulating in drinking water, soil and even in foodstuffs such as cereals and wine (see studies by PAN Europe and Mouvement Ecologique from 2024 and 2025).
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