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Value creation is increasingly based on knowledge and intangible assets. This trend has gained momentum with the development of the service sector, the rise in competition as a result of globalisation and deregulation, and the impact of the digital revolution.Innovation has proven to be a key factor in economic growth. In the aftermath of the global crisis; public authorities,

The following pages are taken from a long interview (more than eight hours of footage in total) that Viviane Reding granted us in 2015 in connection with the “Pierre Werner and Europe” research project. Drawing on more than 40 years’ experience in politics, Viviane Reding spoke about her career, the role of Luxembourg and Luxembourgers in the European integration process, and various key events in which she played a part.

Zuerst die Angliederung an Belgien im Jahr 1920. Dann die Annexion durch Deutschland im Mai 1940. Und letztlich die Rückkehr in den belgischen Staat im Jahr 1945. Auch für die Menschen brachten diese Jahre zahlreiche Veränderungen mit sich: Was richtig gewesen war, konnte nach dem nächsten Wendepunkt falsch sein. Wer davor zur Elite gehörte, konnte nach dem nächsten Systemwechsel ausgeschlossen sein.

Olgierd Górka was a historian specialized in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe who took actively part in the political debate concerning the place of minorities in Poland. He occupied different roles in the public sphere and appeared to have insistently tried to embody the voice of politically marginalised citizens of Poland. Olgierd Górka argued for a strong link between the Polish state and its citizens as a precondition for their mutual survival.

Le coronavirus a provoqué le confinement de la moitié de la population de la planète et bouscule drastiquement l’économie mondiale. En termes anthropologiques, deux caractéristiques l’ont aidé à avoir cette diffusion si fulgurante. La menace n’était initialement ni suffisamment visible ni suffisamment effrayante pour être stoppée net par l’instauration immédiate de politiques sanitaires adéquates dans tous les pays à la fois.

Interactive documentary produced by students on the Bachelor course in Contemporary History of Luxembourg, in collaboration with the National Museum of Military History in Diekirch, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.

This interview has been performed by Valérie Schafer for the WP 6.5 of the H2020 project OPERAS-P. Male interviewee, age 40-49, Luxembourg, Contemporary history, Researcher.

Received 24 February 2020 Accepted 28 February 2020 KEYWORDS EU Market; Internet; Digital Market; Governance; Digital Europe; Regulation

The historical work of the Russian-born migration researcher Dr Inna Ganschow describes the migrations from Russia to Luxembourg in the 20th and 21st centuries. The broad representation of the migration flows between the two countries is illustrated with a lot of data and facts and with numerous, often previously unpublished documents and pictures. A large number of individual and family fates are described, which can be traced to this day in the Luxembourg population. It is the first comprehensive publication on this subject.

This article examines the life and career of Pierre Pescatore, one of the most prominent, but also controversial, promoters of European Community law. Drawing on extensive archive material, as well as interviews with relatives, it aims at understanding how and why he left such a strong footprint on the development of Community, later EU, law, both as a judge at the European Court of Justice and as a law scholar. Going beyond a one-man story, the article situates him in the broader

L'exposition se propose d'approcher cette réalité à travers des portraits illustrant de manière représentative une histoire d'éloignement et d'exil telle qu'elle se présente au Luxembourg. En coopération avec le C2DH de l'Université de Luxembourg. Conseillère scientifique: Inna Ganschow, docteure en études slaves

Le projet de recherche #covid19fr a pour but de comprendre les interactions entre les réseaux sociaux numériques – plus particulièrement Twitter - et la mémoire collective en formation du confinement des pays francophones lors de l'épidémie du COVID-19.

Mit dem Ersten Weltkrieg, der „Urkatastrophe des 20. Jahrhunderts“, begann das „kurze 20. Jahrhundert“, das mit dem Ende des Kalten Krieges ausklang. Als epochale Zäsur verstanden, verändern der Erste Weltkrieg und die Pariser Vorortverträge die politische Landkarte Europas nachhaltig. Die Folgen wirken teilweise bis heute nach – wofür Ostbelgien nur ein Beispiel von vielen ist.

Un nouveau cas de cancer est diagnostiqué toutes les 9 secondes. Chaque année dans l’Union européenne, 1,3 million personnes décèdent du cancer et le nombre de morts est en hausse. Il s’agit de la première cause de mortalité après les maladies cardiovasculaires, et ses conséquences sur notre santé, sur nos systèmes de santé et sur nos économies sont dévastatrices. Or, plus de 40 % des cas de cancer pourraient être évités.

Developed by USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education, the IWalk is an interactive educational program that connects concrete physical locations with memories of historical events that took place at those locations. It is currently concentrating on Europe and the US. People walking through the different tours use tablet computers to watch clips of Holocaust survivors and witnesses telling personal stories about the role of the locations in their experiences. The clips are drawn from their testimonies in the USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive.

Interactive documentary produced by students on the Bachelor course in Contemporary History of Luxembourg, in collaboration with the National Museum of Military History in Diekirch, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.

In this podcast episode, Andreas Fickers, co-author of the book ‘Communicating Europe’, reflects on the transformation of the radio as a communication space in Europe. This episode introduces the story of Hans, who in the 1930s listened to the entire European continent by using nothing but his radio. It illustrates the new possibilities and excitement that came with the radio being introduced as a new communication technology in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century.