That will change in Luxembourg and neighboring countries from March

In Luxembourg

• In Luxembourg City there will be one New action branch expected. The new location is to open in the Bahnhofsviertel, more precisely at Rue Du Fort Neipperg. The opening is planned for the end of March, and an exact date is not yet known.

• From Monday, March 3, the meetings of the municipal council of the city of Luxembourg will be translated into French for the public. These sessions can be live or delayed on the website Vdl.lu be persecuted.

• The Ombudsman will change its address on March 1 and is now in the 65, Route d'Arlon, in the capital.

In France

The recently adopted state budget for 2025 provides for trips from France from March 1st, an increase in solidarity tax to flight tickets (TSBA) from 2.63 to 7.40 euros for flights inside or from Europe and a doubling to 15 euros for non -European goals.

“The income tax table is adapted to inflation to protect purchasing power. Taxation begins this year from an annual income of 11,498 euros, in 2024 it will be 11,294 euros, ”says the French government.

From March 1st, environmentally harmful vehicles will be punished more when buying. The CO2 malus is used from a CO2 emissions of 113g/km, before that it was 118g/km.

The Commission for Energy Regulation (CRE) published its reference prices for gas sales. Accordingly, the average tariff will rise slightly in March. For cooking and hot water, it increases to 0.1504 euros per kWh, compared to 0.1478 euros in February. For heating, the average gas price increases to 0.1214 euros per kWh, compared to 0.1188 euros in February.

In Belgium

After the leading index for the public service was exceeded in January, the civil servants' salaries will increase by 2 percent on March 1.

According to the Walloon Minister for the Public Service, Jacqueline Galant, « the elimination of statutarism will make it possible to harmonize the professional situation between all staff members, » so The Belga agency. So far, the salaries of contract and statutory employees have been the same. Nevertheless, there were differences in the discharge modalities.

In Germany

• Higher Health insurance contributions for pensioners: While the additional contributions to health insurance have already increased for many employees at the end of the year, the changes two months later also have an impact on pensioners. The additional contributions are different depending on the health insurance company. For those affected, the pension transferred is reduced accordingly.

• New direct train through Germany: Deutsche Bahn will set up an additional direct train from Rostock via Berlin, Leipzig and approx. Frankfurt to Stuttgart or Munich in March. On March 8, an ICE will depart in Munich and probably arrive in Rostock about ten hours later. In addition, the Berlin underground station will remain in half due to construction work in March. According to Deutsche Bahn, all eight tracks are blocked on an extended weekend (March 21 to 24).

• More Easyjet flights between Germany and Italy: From March, the low -cost airline Easyjet will fly more often between Italy and Germany. Six new connections are planned. From March 30th, Hamburg and Frankfurt will benefit from direct flights from and to Milan and Rome. In addition, there are the connections Düsseldorf-Miland and Munich-Rom.

• New insurance license plates for mopeds and electric scooters: From March, the drivers of mopeds, moped and electric scooters will have to report their new insurance protection. As the ADAC (automobile club in Germany, editor's note) reports, the blue license plate is no longer valid from March 1st, it must be a green license plate. The color changes every year. For the driver, a wrong license plate means that she or he has to pay all the damage in the event of an accident and also makes itself punishable. According to ADAC, the license plates are available from the insurance company from around 45 euros online.

This article first appeared at Virgule. Translation and editing: Marvin pushing.