AT THE PUMP – The prices of diesel and heating oil are set to become more expensive again in Luxembourg from today. After three consecutive price drops over the past 11 days, diesel increases by four cents per litre to €1.793 with heating oil rising by 4.1 cents to €1.240 per litre. The record price of €2.186 was reached on 4 April before dropping from €2.007 per litre on 11 April to €1.753 on 21 April.
BANKING – Spuerkeess has posted a net profit of around €530 million for 2025. Before expenditure, the bank generated revenues of approximately €1.24 billion, a slight increase compared with 2024. The results come as the bank continues its search for a new director general. A decision on the successor to outgoing chief Françoise Thoma is not expected before the summer.
HEALTHCARE – The National Health Fund (CNS) says it will trigger mediation within a week if the Association of Doctors and Dentists (AMMD) does not sign a new agreement. The current deal must be renegotiated with the doctors' union by 30 April after six rounds of talks failed to secure agreement. If mediation also fails, the government could impose terms by regulation to ensure continuity of care.
G7 MEETING – A meeting of G7 nations on the environment begins in Paris today but climate change has been left off the agenda to avoid a row with the United States. The office of France's Ecology Minister Monique Barbut said the two-day meeting would focus on "less contentious issues" in an effort to appease the largest and most powerful G7 member. "We chose not to address the climate issue head-on... because the United States' positions on this subject are well known", the ministry said.
MIDDLE EAST – The war in Iran could keep fuel prices high until 2027, experts are warning. "Fuel prices will not drop anytime soon", according to French supermarket boss Michel-Edouard Leclerc. He is predicting at least six months, perhaps until next winter, of the energy crisis. The Trump administration, however, insists that the fallout from the war in Iran would cause only a short-term rise in oil prices.
Iranian gunboats fired on two container ships near the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, maritime agencies said, escalating tensions despite a US-brokered ceasefire extension announced by Donald Trump aimed at allowing more time for peace talks. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said late on Wednesday that it had also "directed 31 vessels to turn around or return to port" as part of its own "blockade against Iran".
FOOTBALL – Manchester City moved top of the Premier League with a narrow 1–0 win over Burnley on Wednesday, a result that also confirmed the hosts' relegation. The defeat confirmed the Clarets' third Premier League relegation in five seasons, consigning them to the Championship alongside Wolves next season. Erling Haaland scored the only goal as Pep Guardiola's men ended the day top of the table for the first time since August, but the City boss was frustrated at his side's inability to win by a greater margin.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain strolled to a 3-0 win over struggling Nantes last night to move four points clear of Lens at the top of Ligue 1. Kvaratskhelia struck the opener from the penalty spot on 13 minutes before Desire Doue doubled the hosts' advantage, plunging Nantes deeper into relegation trouble. The Georgia international struck again early in the second half as PSG shrugged off Sunday's home defeat by Lyon.
RUGBY – Eddie Jones says he hopes Australian fans would roar on his Japan side when they face Ireland north of Sydney in July, and then again a year later at the Rugby World Cup. Japan, as hosts, famously upset Ireland in the 2019 World Cup and the two sides will lock horns again in a Nations Championship Test in the New South Wales city of Newcastle on 11 July.
Spring it seems is in full swing, with no clouds on the horizon today and plenty of sunshine from early morning through the afternoon. The wind could reach up to 20km/h. Temperatures are starting out this morning in the 3–5°C range and will go all the way up to 23°C this afternoon.
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