In this installment of the articles highlighting the attractions found near Germany’s rivers we accompany you on a drive along the Saar an area rich in pleasing vistas and fascinating industrial history A profile of the Saar: The Saar rises in the Vosges mountain range in northeast France and flows north for 152 miles before emptying into the Moselle River by the German town of Konz Although it flows just slightly more through French territory than across German soil for most of our journey we will be concentrating on the German sights Some of the larger towns the Saar passes by include Sarreguemines in France; Saarbrücken Saarlouis and Merzig in Saarland; and Saarburg in the Rhineland-Palatinate with “sara” being a phrase for streaming water is just an hour’s drive from Ramstein Air Base Jacuzzis and pools of warm water is your thing you’ll no doubt enjoy a few blissful hours at the Saarland Therme near Kleinbittersdorf Architectural flourishes give it a look similar to that of Moroccan styles a fine backdrop for experiencing its special events organized on Saturdays in July and August Völklingen: Eight miles west of town we come to the town of Völklingen where in decades past the iron and steel needed to build up an industrial society were produced by thousands of workers When the Völklinger Hütte ironworks shuttered in 1986 its gigantic machinery and massive sheds were left standing and today the compound is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a fascinating spot to explore The complex also houses the ScienceCenter Ferrodrom where more than 100 interactive displays amuse and educate special events and exhibitions are staged here year-round Saarlouis: Perhaps you’re starting to wear down Read all about how the Café Plaisir delivered java bliss to a Stripes reporter Merzig: Merzig is famous for a product that’s not so typical to Germany: cider the town hosts a festival in honor of its beloved drink on the first Saturday of October each year Mettlach: Villeroy & Boch is a respected name in the world of porcelain and they are headquartered in this rather old-fashioned looking town figurines and other intricately designed items at the Villeroy & Boch Outlet Shop The Keravision and Tableware World of Discovery is a display of many of the beautiful objects produced over the company’s 250-year history The highlight of a visit to this complex is the historic dairy a beautiful room covered from floor to ceiling with 15,000 handcrafted tiles Saarburg: The treasure of this medieval town just 12 miles north of Mettlach is the remains of the castle guarding the town from its high perch First mentioned in a document dating back to 964 A.D. it’s one of the oldest hilltop castles in all southwest Germany A unique feature of lovely Saarburg is the waterfall smack-dab in its center which plunges down a 65-foot drop into a stone gorge A mill and a trio of still-turning waterwheels complete the idyllic scene but you’ve likely got something to show for your busy day dishes or a Christmas ornament are all great keepsakes; a camera full of images of scenic vistas and smiling faces even better Mayr-Melnhof might part with one of its production sites in France The company announced plans to enter into consultations with local employee representatives about the possible closure of the Sarreguemines plant The site is located in the northeast of France close to the German border It produces leaflets for the western European pharma market with a capacity of 523 million units per year The company explained that the Sarreguemines plant had been making losses for years After an exploration of all options it had become evident that a continuation of operations was not viable Mayr-Melnhof operates two other leaflet production sites in France They are located in L'Isle d'Espagnac und Soyaux the group also has two plants for the production of folding boxes for pharma packaging two luxury packaging plants and a site specialised in printing packaging Service Customer Service+49 7224 9397-701servicenoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.de Editorial Team+49 7224 9397-0papernoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.com Get the latest news about developments and trends in the industry sent to you once a week free of charge by newsletter Sign up for our newsletter We use cookies and external services on our website others enhance your user experience or help us improve this website You can change your privacy settings any time by clicking privacy policy Necessary cookies are required for the correct functioning of the website Content from video platforms and map services is blocked by default. 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You can find more information on the individual external services in our privacy policy Workers from German tyre maker Continental’s plant in Clairoix occupied the Continental factory in Sarreguemines on May 6 after the government promised to move up the date of its planned meeting with Continental management and the French trade unions from May 27 to May 12 the jobless workers of Clairoix decided to step up their campaign to regain their jobs by crossing the French-German border and appealing for solidarity with their German colleagues in the Continental factory in Aachen More than 300 workers from Clairoix set off on Wednesday morning in 60 cars to meet up with colleagues at the Continental factory in Aachen They were prevented from doing so by the trade union bureaucracy Continental European works council chairman Bruno Hickert “urgently warned his colleagues to act prudently ‘Any riots would only hurt us!’  He had attempted to persuade the French not to hold a demonstration and made them aware of the German way of doing things.”  Alerted by the planned arrival of the French delegation a large contingent of German police arrived to block off the factory The parking area in front of the factory was completely occupied by police Mounted police were sent from Düsseldorf and dog teams were also at hand and special police observers controlled the streets leading to the Aachen factory in Phillipsstrasse on learning of the police presence in Aachen the convoy of Clairoix workers “changed course and made for [Continental’s] Sarreguemines” site on the French side of the Franco-German border The Sarreguemines factory houses the head office of Continental’s French operation Management at the Sarreguemines factory had evidently been alerted to the arrival of the Clairoix workers and had locked the workers inside the factory Police and CRS riot police units were also called to repel the Clairoix workers who managed to force their way into the plant but were unable to enter the production areas at the site Police and CRS units also guarded the Sarreguemines courthouse and the government buildings Le Nouvel Observateur gives this account of the arrival of the Clairoix workers at the Sarreguemines plant: “With cries of ’We’re at home here’ and ‘Continental solidarity,’ the ‘Contis’ opened the bolts at the entry gate of the Mosel department site and went into the site They failed however to make their way into the production buildings whose doors were bolted or obstructed by steel pallets The factory doors finally opened to let a hundred workers out while their Clairoix comrades shouted “Let our comrades out” and “It’s the bosses who should be locked up.”  According to Sarreguemines workers who spoke to WSWS reporters on Thursday scuffles broke out between some trade unionists from the Sarreguemines factory who managed to climb through windows and confront the workers from Clairoix News magazine Le Point quotes the CFDT (French Democratic Confederation of Labour) spokesman Jean-Luc Niedlander: “Nobody discussed it with us Upon finding out when he arrived in Sarreguemines that the factory had been occupied Hickert once again made clear his hostility to the struggle of the Clairoix workers and refused to talk with the protesters The news agency AZ quotes Hickert with the comment: ”We are not used to such a way of doing things.”  The declared purpose of the Clairoix workers’ action at Sarreguemines is to bring forward from May 27 a scheduled tripartite meeting between French trade unions the German owners and the French government CGT Clairoix representative for the plant Xavier Mathieu addressing the workers occupying the Sarreguemines plant stated: “We are here and here we’ll stay until we have a nearer date.” The Clairoix workers left the Sarreguemines factory on Wednesday evening after the announcement that the meetings would be brought forward from May 27 to May 12 the CGT also refuses to conduct any struggle to regain the jobs of the French workers and made clear that the only goal of the union is to obtain redundancy payments for the sacked workers told Le Monde on May 6 that he no longer believed that the French government would find a buyer for Continental and declared: ”Continental is not going to lose market share with a buyer it’s just to win market share elsewhere in Europe All we want is for Continental to give us what it owes us Continental has axed the jobs of 7,000 of its total worldwide workforce of 133,000 The factory in Clairoix has already been closed and further job cuts and plant closures are being prepared The Clairoix closure means the loss of 1,120 jobs When workers heard that the appeal to keep their factory open had been lost they ransacked the government offices in Compiègne in anger Court hearings are now pending for workers accused of damaging property at the site of the factory Venomous remarks have been made by members of the government calling for a crack down on “active minorities.”  Clairoix workers travelled to Hanover in Germany where the Continental factory is also threatened with closure the French delegation was given a warm welcome by their German colleagues who had gathered at Hanover’s main rail station early that morning to greet them on arrival in their chartered train The French and German workers then carried out a joint demonstration through the city The assembled German workers carried placards in German and French declaring: “Dear colleagues from Clairoix welcome to Hanover,” as well as: “Proletarians of all countries unite!” When the French contingent finally arrived German workers took up their slogan: “Tous ensemble Module manufacturer REC Solar has been selected by the European Union to receive a grant to support a 2GW heterojunction (HJT) solar manufacturing plant in France Under the European Union’s second Innovation Fund for large-scale projects the EU will contribute to the construction of REC’s RISE (REC Innovation at Sarreguemines Enterprise) project Successful projects under the EU scheme will now start preparing their individual grant agreements which are expected to be finalised during Q4 2022 The description of the project given by the EU states the manufacturing facility will mostly produce bifacial heterojunction modules however there will be further consideration for it to produce tandem-cell technologies such as HJT-perovskite cells in the future “We are happy to have been pre-selected for the EU grant This is an important recognition of EU’s confidence in REC’s project plans The grant award is an important component of our France project funding Our management is working on all the other components which are needed to make this project a reality,” a spokesperson for REC Solar told PV Tech In total 17 large-scale clean-tech projects have been selected by the EU to receive part of the €1.8 billion (US$1.8 billion) investment allocated for the second round across different industries including green hydrogen The selected projects are located in Bulgaria In the first round, Enel Green Power had received €600 million (US$601 million) to fund the development of its 3GW bifacial PV module plant in Catania that will be fully commissioned by July 2024 executive vice-president of the European Commission, said: “Compared to the first disbursement round enabling us to double the number of projects supported This is a big boost for the decarbonisation of energy-intensive industry in the European Union.” The Commission will launch in autumn the third call for large-scale projects with funds almost doubling to €3 billion as it was announced in the REPowerEU plan published earlier this year Aside from building a new HJT facility in Europe, the REC Solar has also increased its production capacity in Singapore and said earlier this year it was on track to reach 1.2GW of HJT module capacity we have upgraded our product offerings and features to bring you the best experience please check your 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Try to sign in again and use the "Forgot Password" button If you have any questions please contact us france all images courtesy paul le quernec and michel grasso image © paul le quernec strasbourg-based architects paul le quernec and michel grasso have shared with us images of ‘nursery in sarreguemines’,a 1350 m2 facility in north-eastern france the design mimics the structure of a body cell placing the nursery at the center of the layout as the nucleus and a circumscribing wall enclosure as  the membrane situated on a generous plot that is lined by roads the design focuses on providing a tranquil setting by landscaping the majority of the grounds as a grassy meadow a large outdoor play space is generated through a continuous curvilinear wall that shapes out the boundaries of the facility the building opens up to the yard in a series of rectangular apertures directly integrating the exterior with the operations and atmosphere of the interior classrooms one of the outdoor play area next to room image © paul le quernec catering to both the children and the parents the design revolves around providing safety and comfort within the building the nursery is positioned at the heart of the facility and serves as the central starting point for the rest of the layout the collection of enclosed rooms feature curved partitions and walls to continue the language of the organic exterior form the ceiling is read as an undulating surface that puckers in and out to open up to clerestories and roof lights the result is a naturally-illuminated interior that is perceived differently from each vantage point interior view of reception area image © guillaume duret individual room image © michel grasso circulation space image © michel grasso circular roof light image © michel grasso during construction image © paul le quernec AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style its cytoplasm (the gardens) and its membrane (the wall closure).” The literal translation of the cell into program provides for a radial grouping of rooms fed by a shortened interior central corridor The deepened floor area is broadcast with natural light through 9 large circular skylights The quadrants are also within visual range By developing the circular floor plan the hallway foot print is reduced to 11% of the total 1200 square meter area lowering construction cost and improving traffic flow The organic sensibility of the interior’s ‘membrane’ is pushed further by a dominant use of warm pastel colors indicating what part of the nursery occupants were in. The footprint allows for direct access from all spaces directly to the outside encouraging children to explore the surrounding greenscape A central enclosed courtyard provides a more protected open space and performs the role of the ‘nucleus’ Activate the Wp-related-posts plugin to see the related post list XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong> You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment Université de Lorraine provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation FR View all partners FaHyence is the first fuel station in Europe that produces hydrogen by electrolysis on site using green electricity from renewable energies delivered by Electricity of France (EDF) The site has a capacity of 40 kg of hydrogen per day representing the need of about 20 to 25 vehicles per day for charging pressures between 350 to 420 bar Other hydrogen fuel stations in France include the HyWay project which has been operational since summer 2018 on the CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission) site at Grenoble and two others are under construction at Rodez and Nantes FaHyence is the result of a collaboration between EDF Symbio Fcell and the Urban Conglomeration of Sarreguemines Confluences (CASC) In order to ensure a regular operation of the gas station about ten hydrogen vehicles run in the urban conglomeration: Electric Kangoo ZE (Renault) equipped by Symbio Fcell with a fuel cell acting as range extender The PEM (polymer electrolyte membrane) type fuel cells run with pure hydrogen and consequently without any greenhouse gas emission with ranges up to 350 km thereof 200 km thanks to a 33kWh Li-ion battery and 150 km thanks to a 5kWh PEMFC connected to a 1.8 kg hydrogen tank pressurized at 350 bar Even if the filling station is not at free access European or international – running on hydrogen can make a recharge after simple authorization apply at the CASC with one evident advantage: the hydrogen filling is completely free nine additional utility vehicles have been bought in between by other professional partners in the conglomeration and several private German and Belgian users have already filled their reservoirs at Sarreguemines FaHyence makes part of the H2ME (Hydrogen Mobility Europe) project funded by the European program FCH JU (Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking) which aims at deploying 49 hydrogen filling stations and 1,400 vehicles over the EU by 2020 Hydrogen is the third chapter of the sustainable mobility project of FaHyence besides electricity and bio-methane It is an ambitious living laboratory and an evident application example of hydrogen technology Users learning how to take advantage of the filling devices has gone smoothly The interface is classical and the procedure similar to conventional systems using fossil fuel allowed to minimise the adaptation period Improvements are still needed in terms of ergonomics and interactions but the operation principle remains quite simple Compared to hours of charging necessary for conventional battery-based electric vehicles the four minutes to fill a vehicle’s tank with hydrogen seem to be more than acceptable The station contains an alkaline electrolyser with a production capacity of 1.8 kg/h which requires 50 litres of water per kilogram of produce hydrogen the first reaching pressures of about 30 bar and the second equipped with a cooling circuit down to -20°C allows to reach pressures up to 420 bar This compression device provides two major advantages: The first is that it allows to fill not only hydrogen vehicles at 350 bar (case of FC-EV such as the Kangoo ZE) electric vehicles operating with hydrogen requiring filling pressures of 700 bar and reaching ranges of about 450 km (case of FCV such as the Toyota Mirai the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell and the Hyundai Nexo…) The second advantage is that the cooling system reduces the filling time to four minutes compared to seven minutes for systems operating at ambient temperature “Hydrogen technology itself is not the limiting factor” head of the technical service of Cofluences and initiator of the FaHyence project “The most constraining element is the electrolyser” representing barely 5% of its nominal capacity the per-filling cost remains too high to be competitive with classical systems While the per-kilogram cost of hydrogen depends on local conditions; at Sarreguemines it is 10€ per kg and the national average is of about 6€ per kg Note that it takes about 1 kg of hydrogen to travel 100km a minimum of 30 vehicles daily filling their tank would be required “But the economic profit was not the motivation of this project,” says Hector “The purpose was to test electric mobility in a cross-border context as well as to validate the technical reliability of a hydrogen gas station in combination with an electrolyser on-site” whose financial support ends in 2020 remains uncertain the objectives have been reached and this thanks to the tenacity of Hector and his green mobility team at the CASC This article was originally published in French Journalists Tiphaine Niederlaender and Christelle Rewiako assaulted by art thief Stéphane Breitwieser The reporters were covering his trial in criminal court when he lunged at The Coalition For Women In Journalism is alarmed by this assault The aggressive nature of this incident is abhorrent Journalists should never be subject to such an attack Police should investigate and courts should prosecute Breitwieser immediately On March 13, serial art thief Stéphane Breitwieser physically and verbally attacked France 3's Tiphaine Niederlaender and Christelle Rewiako The reporters were covering his trial at Sarreguemines criminal court when he assaulted them Breitwieser accused them of being responsible for him losing his job He also hurled a sexist insult at the journalists Rewiako said Breitwieser approached them later to apologize He then climbed on the railings of court stairs pretending to jump before his wife intervened The Coalition For Women In Journalism denounces all forms of attacks on journalists exercising their profession The behavior of Breitwieser towards the France3 reporters was despicable He should be prosecuted and punished for this assault We call on the police to investigate the incident and charge Stéphane Breitwieser immediately The Coalition For Women In Journalism is a global organization of support for women journalists The CFWIJ pioneered mentorship for mid-career women journalists across several countries around the world and is the first organization to focus on the status of free press for women journalists We thoroughly document cases of any form of abuse against women in any part of the globe Our system of individuals and organizations brings together the experience and mentorship necessary to help female career journalists navigate the industry Our goal is to help develop a strong mechanism where women journalists can work safely and thrive If you have been harassed or abused in any way and please report the incident by using the following form From Trolling to Deepfakes: The Online War Against Women Journalists Weaponizing the Courts: Erdoğan’s Escalating Legal Repression of Women Journalists SLAPPs Targeting Women Journalists Covering Gender Issues: 2020 – 2024Russia’s War on the Press Transnational Repression: 2019 – 2024 Our Philosophy Team Board of Advisors Partners DelegationsJob Openings Global Chapters #HeforShe 2024 Events 2023 Events2022 Events2021 Events2020 Events Latest IssueAll Issues Reach out to usTwitterInstagramFacebook Harris vs Trump NewsroomReportsSpotlightTimelines Campaigns Legal Trials Against Journalists Apply for MentorshipHow Mentorship Works Strengthen Your Mental Health CFWIJ has compiled a list of select women journalists whom you can follow to stay informed on the pandemic The Coalition launched in March 2017 as a pro-bono org From 2019 it will be operating as an NGO with the seed funding received from Craig Newmark Philanthropies Don't have an account? Subscribe “Our goal is to help stakeholders understand the future of mobility.” Home › News Releases › Continental: Conti.eContact specially refined for hybrid vehicles scores A/A rating on EU Tire Label Continental has taken the Conti.eContact that was originally launched in 2011 with electric vehicles in mind and refined it to meet the needs of hybrid models Thanks to the introduction of numerous new technologies and processes this new and extensively hand-crafted summer tire is the first from Continental to obtain the top A rating on the EU Tire Label for both wet grip and rolling resistance while making no significant compromises in terms of the many other performance parameters With immediate effect Continental is offering the Conti.eContact in six sizes for 17 and 18-inch rims specially designed for models such as the Opel Ampera Lexus LS 600h and Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid as well as other cars and SUVs with hybrid drive Given that this is a new vehicle segment that also involves highly complex production processes Continental is kicking off with low-volume production at its French tire plant in Sarreguemines The rolling resistance of the new Conti.eContact for hybrid vehicles is some 20 percent lower than in a conventional tire while delivering a wet braking performance similar to that of a normal car tire This is made possible by acombination of advanced technologies in the development In terms of handling and braking on dry roads the tire performs at the same high level as a Continental sedan tire of comparable size As a member of the Continental tire family for hybrid and electric vehicles the Conti.eContact bears the “BlueEco” logo on the sidewall Continental’s in-house studies point to incremental growth in the proportion of hybrid vehicles in the passenger car segment which could account for as much as eight percent by 2020 When hybrid vehicles run in electric mode they are virtually silent As tire noise is no longer drowned out by other sources of noise such as a conventional engine the new Conti.eContact is designed to generate minimum audible noise in the vehicle interior This is achieved with the aid of ContiSilent technology A thin layer of polyurethanefoam attached to the inside of the tread reduces the vibrations that are generated as the tire rolls along the road This means that less vibration is communicated to the chassis leading to a lower level of noise in the cabin Let us help you understand the future of mobility Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" and trends shaping the future of electric mobility Tickets for this in-person event are limited and trends shaping the future of the software-defined vehicle and trends shaping the future of autonomous mobility This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page There are 11 seats in the French assembly to represent the interests of French nationals living abroad. The 11 mandates represent around 1.7 million citizens and include the Americas as well as different regions in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Anglade won 50.24% of the vote, which is the fourth constituency of French citizens established outside France. His rival, Cécilia Gondard from the Nouveau Front Populaire coalition of left-wing parties, polled 49.76%. Gondard had come out on top in the first round of the election on 30 June, with 37.45% of the vote, compared to Anglade’s 35.46%. But the second round result means Anglade will get to enjoy a third consecutive term in the National Assembly, following his election in 2017 and 2022. French voters in the Grand Duchy put Anglade well ahead of Gondard, with 68.68% of Luxembourg’s French residents voting for the Macronist. Of the 36.476 votes he received in the Benelux, 9,447 were cast in Luxembourg Gondard outscored Anglade in both Brussels and Amsterdam, where she won 54.31% and 53.01% of the vote respectively. 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EconomyFrench and Spanish inflation undershoot, backing ECB rate cutsFriday’s data provide early indication of momentum in Europe this month, before publications from other major member-states next week Advertiser contentTreat yourself to a stress-free holidayDreaming of a worry-free trip What if the secret to a smooth getaway was simply good preparation and the right protection Advertiser contentReal estate: Why should you take advantage of the start of 2025 to begin your real estate project?The main things we remember about the housing sector over the past 12 months are the rise in interest rates and the fall in property prices Advertiser contentProperty: I've decided to invest!The various forms of government support for investment Advertiser contentThe Luxembourg Times BusinessRun is happening again on 18th September!On Thursday 18th September with the starting gun of the 11th Luxembourg Times BusinessRun fired at the Coque at 7 pm Share this with instagramShare this with facebookShare this with linkedinSections An Australian team driving a Hyundai Nexo fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) has broken the world record for the longest distance travelled in a hydrogen-powered vehicle on a single tank Australian Hyundai rally driver Brendan Reeves drove the unmodified Nexo 887.5km from Essendon Fields in Melbourne to Silverton The journey smashed Nexo’s official WLTP range of 221.5km and convincingly beat the previous records of 778km set by French aeronaut Bertrand Piccard on his journey across France from Sarreguemines to Le Bourget Reeves arrived in Broken Hill with plenty of range still showing on the vehicle’s trip computer an outback town on the outskirts of Broken Hill best known as the setting for Mad Max 2 and the car then travelled some 60km beyond before the NEXO’s hydrogen tank was depleted on the Wilangee Road beyond Eldee Station The trip took 13 hours and six minutes at an average speed of 66.9km/h A representative from the RACV was on hand to seal the NEXO’s tank at the start of the journey and an NRMA representative confirmed the validity of the tank seal at the end The NEXO’s low fuel warning first lit up at 686km with more than 200km of range left from that point The fuel light started flashing after 796km The Nexo technically travelled more than 900km – the isolated GPS unit onboard registered 903.4km while the Google Maps distance showed 905km travelled the NEXO’s own trip computer was used as the official distance recorder he always wanted to achieve a world record but never guessed it would be this way “I was constantly checking the Nexo’s efficiency readout to maximise the distance I was getting per kilogram of hydrogen I found that by using techniques from rally driving such as looking as far down the road as possible as well as tips I have learned from my dad for driving a truck efficiently over long distances it’s actually possible to go way beyond Nexo’s official range.” The Nexo’s trip computer showed it consumed a total of 6.27kg of hydrogen during the trip It purified 449,100 litres of air on the journey enough for 33 adults to breathe in a day and its plastic exhaust pipe emitted only water in vapour and droplet form throughout the trip while a standard Internal Combustion Engine vehicle would have emitted about 126kg of CO2 over the same distance Hyundai recently imported the first 20 second-generation Nexo FCEVs into Australia which are now deployed in a variety of roles with the ACT Government Sarreguemines and Forbach before reaching Apach The flame will then make its way to Thionville and Metz Torchbearers carrying the traditional symbol of the Olympic Games will leave the French commune Meisenthal at 7.55am and should be visible in the tri-border region around noon More details about the route the runners will take and when they will arrive in Schengen will be revealed by the Moselle department on 15 May This box contains embedded content from X that wants to read or write cookies Visitors making their way to Schengen will not only have a chance of seeing the Olympic torch but numerous activities will be organised around the relay The Olympic convoy route and surrounding area will be blocked off one hour before the arrival of the torchbearers Road disruption and traffic jams are therefore likely Between 6,000 and 10,000 spectators are expected in Meisenthal in the morning Thousands are also expected to converge on the tri-border region to watch the flame pass over the Pont de l’Europe bridge Luxembourg’s Grand Duke Henri - member of the International Olympic Committee - may also be present Moselle department president Patrick Weiten told Virgule (This article was first published on Virgule. Translation and adaptation by Tracy Heindrichs.) 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: linkedin.com/in/pascal-mittelberger Nuclear power plantCourt condemns Cattenom operator for lack of transparencyGreenpeace Luxembourg claims victory as Strasbourg court orders utilities company to release info withheld from the NGO for two years MobilityEaster holiday to disrupt trains to France and BelgiumStarting from 5 April CFL will make progress Bettembourg-Luxembourg and Arlon-Luxembourg railway works TransportationDelayed Bettembourg bridge finally has opening dateProminent engineering project has taken longer than planned but the end is in sight Cross-border workersTraffic disruption due to protest at France-Luxembourg borderFrench cross-border workers demonstrated in Audun-le-Tiche on Friday as part of a campaign against a tax treaty Construction freezeCity housing project in limbo as Capelli group faces receivershipPlans for site comprising homes and offices in Howald are on hold for now but CEO Christophe Capelli remains optimistic about future operations Public transportTen facts about the tram as it arrives at Luxembourg airportStarting on Sunday Luxembourg’s tram travels from the national stadium all the way to the country’s airport Housing loansVolume of new mortgages in Luxembourg highest since June 2022Homebuyers took out €338 million in mortgages in December as interest rates continue to fall Financial scandalCaritas director general resigns Marc Crochet has left his position as director general of the charity Population growthSurge in population of communes along Luxembourg border in past decadeSome areas in France and Belgium which lie close to the border with the Grand Duchy have recorded a 50% increase in residents in past ten years New developmentBelgian developer Atenor leads construction of PwC’s Cloche d’Or campus Work on the new complex which will replace the former Renault site Police reported the discovery on the A320 motorway between Freyming-Merlebach and Forbach between 6.30am and 7am, Républicain Lorrain reports The identity of the victim was confirmed on Monday afternoon It was the body of a 64-year-old woman who lived in Cocheren According to the public prosecutor of Sarreguemines the woman had previously been hospitalised with acute depression at the CHS in Sarreguemines The victim had made several suicide attempts in the past An investigation was opened to determine the circumstances of the death but the prosecutor believes "the body was hit" was found in a parking lot a few hundred meters from the body Part of the highway was closed to traffic mid-morning This was confirmed by the Sarreguemines prosecutor's office to RTL The investigating judge requested assistance from Luxembourg authorities for a European investigation concerning the illegal transport of narcotics The Luxembourg Public Prosecutor's Office also confirmed the police operation emphasising that it was part of a European it was a "Décision d'enquête européenne," a decision validated by a legal authority from another EU member state The goal was to gather evidence related to potential legal violations in another EU country.