n 2024, the Oekofest will be a ‘people’s festival’, with an extremely diverse programme over large parts of the Pfaffenthal. Take advantage of this opportunity to get to know the picturesque Pfafenthal with its authentic flair and its stories; at the same time, enjoy music and entertainment for the whole family ; take part in a ‘discovery rally’, a ‘cake competition’ or a guided tour. 30 exhibitors will round off the programme.

The press release issued by the Mouvement Ecologique on 24 June 2024 has triggered a lot of reactions – from the press, concerned citizens, the Nature Administration (ANF) and the Ministry of the Environment. The ministry informed the press that the number of actual ‘remarkable trees’ is not decreasing, but actually increasing.

The heat revolution is certainly one of the most difficult tasks to be solved in the field of energy transition. Heat networks play a key role in this. Numerous municipalities are aware of this fact and want to push ahead with their construction as quickly as possible.

According to information from the Mouvement Ecologique, the finalised national climate and energy plan is to be presented next week. The provisional CO2 balance for the various sectors is to be published by the end of July.

The European network PAN-Europe (Pesticide Action Network), of which the Mouvement Ecologique is a member, has recently published analyses of the pollution of groundwater and surface water in Europe by the persistent chemical TFA. TFA is a substance that is not degradable and remains in the environment, hence the name perpetual chemical. In contrast, it is highly soluble in water.

Three ministries – the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Housing and Regional Planning and the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Biodiversity – have recently presented a package of measures on behalf of the government: “building more and faster”.

The Mouvement Ecologique and its Regionale Uelzechtdall have recently lodged an objection as part of the public procedure for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the planned modernisation of a high-voltage line on the Aach – Bofferdange and Bofferdange – Bertrange route.

The world is becoming increasingly unfair! A small group of super-rich people are amassing billion after billion, while 700 million people live in extreme poverty:

• The wealth of the five richest men has doubled since 2020, while at the same time five billion people have become poorer;
• We also know that the super-rich are fuelling the climate crisis with their excessive lifestyles, and poorer people in particular are already losing their livelihoods.

Things cannot go on like this! We need to take action together now before our society is destroyed by this injustice

A public procedure for the preliminary draft of regulations for “arbres remarquables” – outstanding trees– took place recently. The aim is to give special protection status to trees that are characterised by their particular growth habit, diameter, age, species or connection to a historical event or personality, among other things, and to provide financial aid for their care.

In the municipality of Differdange, the local council is planning to convert a natural pond (étang de l’église) at Lasauvage into a fishing pond, which is provoking a great deal of discussion.

The Water Management Office (Administration de la gestion de l’eau – AGE) is celebrating its 20th anniversary, among other things with a new logo. The creation of such an office was a long-standing demand of the Mouvement Ecologique; it was undoubtedly absolutely necessary in view of the challenges in water management.

After an exciting discussion, the EU Environment Council finally adopted the Nature Restoration Law (NRL) today, taking the last step towards making this long-awaited proposal law. This result is a great victory for nature, climate protection, citizens and the future of Europe.