European sustainable development rural actor database
- Language:
- French, German
- Currency:
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Euro
- Area:
- 2,586.00
- Population:
- 0.50
- Density:
- 175.50
- GIP:
- 29
- GIP per cap.:
- 64,325.00
- Political regime:
- Parliamentary monarchy
- Head of State:
- His Royal Highness the Grand Duke Henri
- Head of governement:
- M. Jean-Claude Juncker (Christian Social Party – PCS)
- Eutropean Union Membership:
- Founder member
- National anthem:
- Ons Heemecht (Our motherland)
Administrative organization
Form of State: unitary State.
Exclusive legislative powers cover all fields relating to the national interest.
The central government also has general legislative and administrative powers, except for local powers specifically defined by the law.
Interesting ministries:
- Ministry of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development, Ministry of Middle Classes, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Housing. Minister: M. Fernand Boden.
- Ministry of the Environment, Ministry for Transports. Minister: M. Lucien Lux. Puts forward sustainable development.
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Administrative units
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Number
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Competences
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NUTS 1
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NUTS 2
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NUTS 3
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LAU 1
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Cantons (districts)
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13
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LAU 2
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Communes
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118
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Mandatory functions:
- Organisation and operation of the municipality
- Public safety, keeping the peace, police regulations
- Public hygiene and health
- Water distribution and waste water treatment
- Domestic and inert waste management
- Registry office
- Municipal road network
- Pre-school and primary education
- Social obligations
Optional functions (moral duties):
- Public health: hospitals, care homes
- Social field: crèches, child reception facilities, welfare activities, care of the elderly
- Cultural and sporting activities, tourism
- Public transport
- Creation of industrial, commercial and craft areas
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Total public expenditure: € 12.7 billions = 43.2% GDP.
Sub-national public expenditure: € 1.6 billion = 5.4% GDP = 12.5% total public expenditure.
Rural life
Utilized agricultural area: 49.9% total area, i.e. about 1290 km2.
Rural population: 17.2% total population.
Labour force in agriculture: 4000 Annual Work Units (AWU).
Unemployment rate by degree of urbanisation:
- Densely populated areas: 5.3%
- Intermediate areas: 4.1%
- Thinly populated areas: 3.7%
Employment rate by degree of urbanisation:
- Densely populated areas: 66.2%
- Intermediate areas: 61.8%
- Thinly populated areas: 62.7%
Youth unemployment ratio by degree of urbanisation:
- Densely populated areas: 4.7%
- Intermediate areas: 3.3%
- Thinly populated areas: 4.0%
- Total: 3.9%
Share of organic area in total utilised agricultural area: 2.4%.
Sustainability
In 1999, Luxemburg adopted its first National Plan for Sustainable Development. In the absence of a legal basis, the objectives of the plan are not legally binding. Rather, they should be seen as guidelines for policy making to enhance progress towards SD. The plan distinguishes between predominantly social, economic and environmental themes:
- Environmental themes: biodiversity, forestry, land use change, water, climate change and waste
- Economic measures in terms of eco-efficiency, and detailed sectoral actions for industry, agriculture, energy and transport.
- Social dimension: ageing population, unemployment, gender equity, education and public health.
Environmental protection expenditure in the public sector: 0.7 % of GDP, i.e. 257 € per capita.
Government expenditure on environment protection, in % of GDP: 1.3%.
Government expenditure on environment protection, in % of total government expenditure: 3.3%.
Area protected under the Habitats Directive as a percentage of total area: data unavailable for 2005. Data for 2004: 14.8%.