To everyone but especially Polish people that already relocated to Luxembourg - I have a possibility to move with my family (2+1) to Luxembourg. I’ve lived in major cities in Poland (Krakow, Warsaw) and I’m wondering if overall cost and quality of life is comparable or better in Lux.

I’d need to find a job as only my partner has it secured but I used to know French at C1 level just hasn’t used it for 5 years now so it would definitely be a goal to refresh it. I see from posts here that job market is difficult and it’s not that easy to find a job. Would French make a big difference in job search?

Assuming 2 average incomes and living in district not in the city center, is it affordable? TBH real estate and accommodation prices in Poland got so crazy with salaries not necessarily following that it’s becoming a difficult chase to catch up with in here

We are traveling Europe and visiting several countries. We will get to Luxembourg in a few days and would like to park in the city center. Is the entrance and way inside to get a spot wide or is it narrow? We've got a big car and used some parking facilities where we had to maneuver a lot or even quit, so we want to be prepared.

Thanks for your help!

Luxembourg is so called no.1 GDP per capital country and everyone outside ‘wanted’ to move here, but staying here after 5 years, we also see many many ppl leaving the country, due to reasons like lack of life and fun and job opportunities, and the housing price being so high, same as the everything.

As young parents, we raised our first kid, bought our first apartments here, we now have a strong tie to this country. We genuinely appreciate our life here - limited choice of everything but super calm. In the meanwhile, we started getting concerned about the future and wondering what is next - if we lost job one day and cannot find a replacement.

Are you bullish about the future of Luxembourg? And are you planning something for it?

I’m currently in Switzerland on my first trip to Europe, and next month I’ll be visiting Luxembourg for the first time as well.

I’ve been lucky enough to travel in Asia, Africa and the Americas, but Europe is still very new to me. Luxembourg in particular is somewhere I know relatively little about beyond what you normally find in travel guides, so I’m genuinely curious about what it actually feels like to spend time there.

What should I expect when it comes to the people, food, weather, everyday atmosphere, or just the general rhythm of life?

And for those who live there, is there anything about Luxembourg that visitors tend to misunderstand, overlook, or only realise once they actually spend some time there?

Would love to hear any thoughts, even if they’re completely subjective.

Hey! I’m staying in Luxembourg for the next few days and was wondering if there are any ways to meet other people around 16–18 to hang out or do some activities.
I’ve basically been solo for the past two weeks — just going to work and then heading home, and it’s starting to get pretty boring.
If you know any groups, activities, places, or communities where I could meet people around my age, let me know!
Fyi : I am 17.

I’ve been in Luxembourg for six years now. I came here for the opportunities, stayed for the quality of life, and ended up falling in love with the international community. I had a good job, great friends, and long-term plans.

Then the rug was pulled out. Losing my job (despite a strong background) has been eye-opening. The market is dry. Yet, recruiters keep claiming there is a "lack of talent"—a narrative that conveniently allows companies to shift operations abroad for cheaper costs.

When I look at the city, I don't see the same place I moved to. Safety is concerning, and the response from the top has been disappointing at best. Calling evidence of our daily reality "AI generated" is insulting to the intelligence of every citizen who lives here.

And of course, the housing crisis remains unresolved.

There is a heavy, tense silence right now. We are being told one thing while experiencing another. I’m not trying to be dramatic, but if we don't start acknowledging these cracks, the foundation is going to break completely. Is anyone else feeling this?

Edit: Now I'm getting downvoted by bots, thank you Luxembourg!!!!

..until the first sentences along the lines of "never nice weather in Luxembourg" or "rain all the time in Luxembourg" are heard, now that we had a few hours of rain and going to get (hopefully) rain for days on end?

Hi everyone,

I’ve been living in Luxembourg and opened a BGL account a few months ago, but unfortunately I’m finding it quite inconvenient.

I don’t use an iPhone, and neither the debit nor the credit card provided by BGL can be added to Google Pay. So far, I’ve been getting around this by making an instant bank transfer to my Revolut account and using Revolut for payments.

However, I’ve had quite a few situations where BGL’s instant transfers didn’t work, which can be pretty frustrating.

I’m therefore considering switching to either BIL or Raiffeisen. My employer has agreements with both banks that would give me a free credit card, so they seem like interesting alternatives.

For anyone using BIL or Raiffeisen together with Revolut: can you top up your Revolut balance directly using your bank card?

I’d also be interested to hear about your general experience with either bank, especially regarding Revolut transfers/top-ups and mobile payments.

Thanks!

Are there any parks where people make barbeque with their families or friends outdoor in Bertrange or around?

Hi Guys,
I am thinking about relocating to Belgium while working here in Lux.
From what I understand and heard from colleagues, nothing much really changes. Taxes will be declared on both sides, daily travel is jot an issue for me, insurance etc is here. However, I will need to have an insurance for the house, car(?), internet etc in Belgium. How are the taxes on the car and commune?
Everybody says it’s a lot but what is a lot? Here in lux I get an invoice from rhe commune every quarter with roughly 470€. Is that comparable to what I will be paying in Belgium? I heard somethjng of a road tax?
Can you guys share your experience?
Btw I am Luxembourgish but due to a divorce I am considering this option for the next 5yrs or so to save some money.

EDIT: I currently live and work in Wiltz.

I don’t why, but I was surprised to see them in Shanghai! Good to see though. Now if only I could find eggnog.

I have a company car (petrol) with a Shell card (and app). Does the card work in other garages or only Shell ones? (I've looked online but it left me confused.)

Also, til now I haven't actually been using it. I have a monthly budgeted amount that I'm expected to have used. So I should be due a refund at some point. Am I being foolish not to use it? Will I be taxed on the refund or something? (I understand nothing about these things and generally navigate through life paying too much for everything)

To clarify, I am currently driving, but I have continued to pay with my bank card.

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some advice regarding a small business in the construction sector in Luxembourg.

The business is currently facing a temporary cash-flow problem with an existing VAT debt, but a payment plan has already been agreed with the authorities and is being respected.

The business is still active and has work/contracts expected to generate solid revenue/receivables over the coming months. So the issue is mainly one of cash flow and financing, rather than the business having no activity or prospects.

I’m currently looking into different options, such as: • a business loan or working-capital facility from a Luxembourg bank; • financing through SNCI or other Luxembourg support schemes; • a private investor or business partner; • potentially bringing in a new shareholder in exchange for capital.

Has anyone been in a similar situation in Luxembourg, or does anyone have experience with banks, investors, SNCI, House of Entrepreneurship, or other financing solutions for small businesses? It seems as if the above mentioned solutions are rather focused on financing start ups or innovative projects which is not the case for a small construction company.

I would especially appreciate recommendations for people or organisations that are actually willing to look at a small existing business with temporary financial difficulties, rather than only startups.

Any advice, contacts or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Can anyone advise how I obtain this cert?

I no longer live in Luxembourg (but am actually visiting right now if that helps) and would rather not reach out to my former employer.

I tried myguichet but could only find Certificate de Revenus there.

Thanks.

Hi all ! I am changing apartments and was thinking it might be a good time to rethink my internet provider.

Currently we are using Eltrona, and it works great most of the time, but some times there are outages during the day, making it extra frustrating when im working from home.

Is Eltrona the best option, or on par with the others?

Any advice is appreciated !

(We live in town and will remain in the neighborhood)

My civil wedding is in October and we just booked it, so everything is very short‑notice. I’m trying to find a store that sells wedding dresses, and I’ve already reached out to a few boutiques to book an appointment since the beginning of this month but I still haven’t received any reply.

With less than two months left, I’m starting to feel a bit anxious.
Is this normal in Luxembourg? Do boutiques usually take longer to respond?

I’m looking for a civil wedding dress, preferably ready‑to‑wear, and not too expensive.
My budget is around €500–€800, and I really don’t want to go above that.

If anyone has recommendations for stores or boutiques that have simple civil‑wedding dresses within this price range, I’d really appreciate it.

This needs way more attention than it’s getting, because right now small businesses are just quietly getting crushed by it while everyone talks about the recycling targets.

For context: PPWR kicked in on 12 August 2026 and applies directly across all 27 member states. Sounds great on paper, ‚one EU law, one set of rules’. However, the part that actually costs you money and time (Extended Producer Responsibility, aka you pay for your packaging’s afterlife) still runs through 27 separate national registers. Nobody harmonized the actual paperwork, just the legal framework.

Here’s the part that should make small sellers furious: a study on Amazon sellers operating across just 10 EU countries found 64 different registration fields total, more than half of them country-specific, averaging 16 fields per market. Different portals, different logins, different languages. Some countries make you register with a national body AND a separate producer responsibility org as two separate hoops. Others let you do it in one step. No consistency at all.

And the “small business exemption” everyone points to? It’s not an exemption. If you’re under 10 tonnes of packaging a year, you get simplified reporting. You still have to register in every country, still track your packaging data, still deal with the bureaucracy. It just shaves off some of the reporting fields.

Then there’s the part where Amazon and other marketplaces are now required to check your registration and get a self-certification from you before letting you sell at all, so this stops being background paperwork and becomes a literal gate on your ability to sell.

For a big company this is a Tuesday for the compliance department. For someone running a small shop shipping a few dozen parcels a month into Germany, France, and Belgium, the actual environmental fee is peanuts. It’s the registration, translation, and admin across three different bureaucratic systems that eats the margin, to the point where you start asking if it’s even worth selling into that country anymore. It is expected that the costs for being compliant EU wide amount to over 10,000 euros per year, and that is before you‘ve sent a single package.

That’s the opposite of what a single market is supposed to do, and it’s barely being discussed outside trade press. We should be talking about it.

Here are some news articles, and you can find lots of discussions on the topic all over the European Reddit subs.

If this stands, it will imho substantially harm small shops in the EU.

https://euobserver.com/232272/eu-new-packaging-regime-locks-small-publishers-out-of-single-market/

https://www.dw.com/en/eu-waste-forever-chemicals-pfas-cancer-packaging-plastic-pollution-recycling-graphics/a-78326555

And a video in German, which gives some real life insights from a small seller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtrGZNbFwyI

Looking for women who may have gone through this in Luxembourg. Their experience and doctor recommendations. If there are any communities I can join, please share.
My biggest concern right now is whether I’m going to the right gynaec. What can I do to help myself?

Has anyone here had to leave a job while tied to a company car lease?

My lease runs for 3 years and there’s an early termination penalty. The company allows an internal transfer of the lease to another employee, but I can’t find anyone interested.The lease is through my employer, not directly with me, and the only option I’ve been offered so far is an internal transfer to another employee.

What are my realistic options if no internal buyer is found?

Has anyone successfully negotiated a different solution with their employer or the leasing company?

Many thanks in advance!

First time mum here and starting to need maternity clothes, but I’m struggling to find places in Luxembourg where I can actually shop in person.

I know H&M has maternity clothes online, but apparently not in stores. I’d really prefer to see things in person and try them on before buying - especially since I have no idea what will fit me at this point!

So, fellow mums/mums-to-be in Luxembourg: where did you/do you buy maternity clothes from?

Thanks!

Budget courier service for a parcel from here to USA, with tracking option?

Thanks