WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL
Luxembourg spent more than 3.3 million euros on contraception in eight months last year. As of 1 April, the Grand Duchy has fully covered the cost of certain types of contraception, for those who are insured by the national health insurance CNS. Close to 50.000 people have benefited from the initiative to fully reimburse contraceptives.
Wanteraktioun has reopened its doors due to freezing nights. The night-time homeless shelter should already have closed but will run for one more week, due to cold temperatures. Wanteraktioun, or WAK, is run by non-profit organisations Caritas, the Luxembourg Red Cross, and Inter-Actions in collaboration with the government. The aim is to prevent homeless people from suffering hypothermia during the winter. Marc Crochet, the General Director of Caritas told the Luxembourg Times that the WAK is not a year-round solution, just a structure for absolute emergencies, adding that people cannot live their entire lives in such a crowded space.
Luxembourg has joined an international collaboration to fight the distribution of drugs. 14 trains and 5 buses were inspected in Luxembourg as part of the larger collaborative effort called Hazeldonk and led to the detection of 24 individuals in possession of drugs. Police confiscated 187 grams of hashish, 52 grams of cannabis and multiple cocaine pellets. The aim of the operation is to tackle drug tourism and disrupt drug distribution networks and sales points. Hazeldonk refers to a southern Dutch village, near the Belgian border, which serves as a key transit point for drug routes. The international collaboration first started in 1995 and was launched by France and the Netherlands.