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At the invitation of TRH the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess, the President of the Republic of Cabo Verde, José Maria Neves, and his wife, Débora Katisa Carvalho, paid a state visit to Luxembourg from 23 to 25 May.

At the invitation of TRH the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess, the President of the Republic of Cabo Verde, José Maria Neves, and his wife, Débora Katisa Carvalho, paid a state visit to Luxembourg from 23 to 25 May.

At the invitation of TRH the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess, the President of the Republic of Cabo Verde, José Maria Neves, and his wife, Débora Katisa Carvalho, paid a state visit to Luxembourg from 23 to 25 May.

The Ministry for Digitalisation has just published the results of a study it commissioned from the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER): "Digital Inclusion. An identification of the factors at the origin of the digital divide". The study, which is now available online, is one of the 40 initiatives included in the National Action Plan for digital inclusion.

From 18 March 2023, any economic actor sending invoices to a Luxembourg public sector organisation will fall under the legislation on electronic invoicing, as provided by the law of 13 December 2021.

On 21 February 2023, Marc Hansen, Minister Delegate for Digitalisation, took part in the "e-invoicing Symposium". This event dedicated to electronic invoicing was organised by the Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with the Ministry for Digitalisation and the Chamber of Skilled Trades and Crafts.

Since 2022, it has become easier and faster to file a tax return with the new MyGuichet.lu assistant. 70% of the 300,000 natural person taxpayers could already potentially take advantage of this new tool for their tax return in 2021.

On 19 January 2023, the Ministry for Digitalisation invited government officials to its first "Simplify Day", a day entirely dedicated to administrative simplification, at the European Convention Center Luxembourg. This first edition focused on "Administrative simplification: initiatives, tools and better regulation".

On 16 November 2022, Marc Hansen, Minister Delegate for Digitalisation, announced on the second day of the "Luxembourg Internet Days 2022" the launch in the coming months of a brand new instant messaging service called "Luxchat", entirely developed and hosted in Luxembourg.

The Ministry of Family, Integration and the Greater Region and the Ministry of Digitalisation announce that the survey on the accessibility of polling stations and election information for people with disabilities is open to the general public as of Monday, 26 September 2022.

On 20 April 2022, Marc Hansen, Minister Delegate for Digitalisation and Minister for the Civil Service, received the new US Ambassador to Luxembourg, H.E. Thomas M. Barrett, at the Hôtel de Bourgogne.

Following the adoption by the Chamber of Deputies of the new rules for the 2G+ system, people with a complete vaccination pattern of less than 180 days, those who have received a booster vaccination and those who have a recovery certificate are now exempt from the testing requirement under the CovidCheck 2G+ system.

Marc Hansen, Minister delegate for Digitalisation participated virtually in the "Committed to Connecting – Government Strategies to Increase Access" flagship round-table as part of the "Closing the digital divide" day on January 9, which was organised in the context of the "Travel and Connectivity week" at the Expo Dubai 2020.

The CovidCheck.lu application has been adapted following the entry into force of the 2G+ regime, set up by the Government in the fight against the health pandemic.

The CovidCheck.lu app has been adapted in view of the new anti-COVID measures announced by the Government in the fight against the pandemic. Users can now familiarise themselves with this new version of the app.