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The View From Luxembourg, Where A 'Brexit' Is Unthinkable

Tiny Luxembourg has the highest per capita income of all 28 EU member states. Art Silverman/NPR hide caption

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The View From Luxembourg, Where A 'Brexit' Is Unthinkable

June 20, 2016 • As Britain prepares to vote on whether to leave the European Union, we take a look at the country with the highest per capita income of any EU nation. It has clearly benefited from EU membership.

The View From Luxembourg, Where A 'Brexit' Is Unthinkable

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Luxembourg Hopes To Rocket To Front Of Asteroid-Mining Space Race

Luxembourg City, the capital of Luxembourg — shown here in 2012 — mixes the medieval and the modern. The tiny European nation is making a serious bid for the futuristic, too. Loop Images/UIG via Getty Images hide caption

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Luxembourg Hopes To Rocket To Front Of Asteroid-Mining Space Race

February 3, 2016 • The tiny European country will be investing in research and building a regulatory framework to help make a futuristic industry — the extraction of minerals from objects in space — a reality.

EU Officials Say Starbucks And Fiat Got Illegal Tax Breaks

European Union Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager says tax breaks give some companies an unfair advantage. Thierry Monasse/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

EU Officials Say Starbucks And Fiat Got Illegal Tax Breaks

October 21, 2015 • The ruling could force each company to pay millions in back taxes.

Luxembourg Prime Minister Becomes First EU Leader To Marry Same-Sex Partner

Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, right, puts his arm around his partner Gauthier Destenay as they leave the town hall after their marriage in Luxembourg on Friday. Charles Caratini/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Luxembourg Prime Minister Becomes First EU Leader To Marry Same-Sex Partner

May 15, 2015 • Iceland's Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir married her partner five years ago, but Xavier Bettel is the first leader to do so in the European Union.

Obama's Plan To Tax Overseas Earnings Draws Scrutiny

A an employee works at Amazon's fulfillment center in Rugeley, central England, in 2012. President Obama wants Amazon and other U.S. companies to bring more of their overseas earnings home. Phil Noble/Reuters/Landov hide caption

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Business

Obama's Plan To Tax Overseas Earnings Draws Scrutiny

February 12, 2015 • American firms have about $2 trillion in overseas accounts — money they could be using to hire workers and pay dividends in the U.S. The president wants to encourage them to bring that money home.

Obama's Plan To Tax Overseas Earnings Draws Scrutiny

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It's All Politics

U.S. Ambassador Exits Europe Post Before Scathing Report About Her

February 4, 2011 • The ex-ambassador helped create a very unhappy atmosphere at the U.S. embassy in Luxembourg. A State Department inspector general's report also cited financial irregularities at the embassy.