Prime Minister Luc Frieden said Luxembourg and Belgium are seeking to strengthen their bilateral ties through concrete actions following a meeting with his Belgian counterpart Bart De Wever and three other ministers on Monday.
Both leaders highlighted military cooperation, including the joint reconnaissance battalion and the A400M aircraft. An agreement was also signed in relation to the GovSat satellite.
Cooperation is also set to be strengthened in the fields of energy and the energy transition, as well as internal and external security.
Both leaders described Belgium and Luxembourg as a laboratory for advancing European integration. Together with the Netherlands, the Benelux countries plan to draw up a list of barriers to be dismantled, including those affecting cross-border workers and people seeking to set up a business. Frieden added that the initiative is intended to demonstrate how countries can work tightly together and that it is not meant to be an exclusive club.
The Belgian and Luxembourg governments also reiterated their commitment to modernising the railway line between the two capitals, with the journey from Luxembourg to Brussels expected to take two hours and five minutes by 2030 at the latest.
