As a new grand duke prepare to take the throne, we look at whether monarchies are still fit for the modern age, why they remain popular and why Republicans find little voice in Luxembourg.

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Hosts: Cordula Schnuer and Duncan Roberts

Interviews: Duncan Roberts

Guests: Pierre Dillenburg, Luc Heuschling and Kemal Rijken

Production: Marc Blasius and Eva Krins

Cover: Mara Mohnen

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Luxembourg taxpayers help foot the bill for the country’s royal household, but is the monarchy worth it?

Our experts – including Cindy Tereba of the Chamber of Commerce – analyse the palace’s economic impact.

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Hosts: Cordula Schnuer and Duncan Roberts

Interviews: Duncan Roberts

Guests: Pierre Dillenburg, Kemal Rijken, Cindy Tereba

Production: Marc Blasius and Eva Krins

Cover: Mara Mohnen

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There is no official role for the spouse of Luxembourg’s monarch in the constitution, but Crown Princess Stéphanie will become grand duchess with her husband’s accession to the throne, taking a more prominent role in the royal family.

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Hosts: Cordula Schnuer and Duncan Roberts

Interviews: Duncan Roberts

Guests: Pierre Dillenburg, Kemal Rijken

Production: Marc Blasius and Eva Krins

Cover: Mara Mohnen

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What does Luxembourg’s grand duke actually do? And why have the head of state’s powers been reduced time and again? Historian Kemal Rijken, constitutional expert Luc Heuschling and royals insider Pierre Dillenburg weigh in.

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Hosts: Cordula Schnuer and Duncan Roberts

Interviews: Duncan Roberts

Guests: Pierre Dillenburg, Luc Heuschling, Kemal Rijken

Production: Marc Blasius and Eva Krins

Cover: Mara Mohnen

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As Crown Prince Guillaume becomes Luxembourg’s grand duke, we take a look at the life of the future monarch and how Guillaume has been prepared for this role of a lifetime.

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Hosts: Cordula Schnuer and Duncan Roberts

Interviews: Duncan Roberts

Guests: Pierre Dillenburg, Cindy Tereba

Production: Marc Blasius and Eva Krins

Cover: Mara Mohnen

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Journalist Duncan Roberts and the Luxemburger Wort’s Brussels correspondent Diego Velazquez discuss the results of the European Parliament elections and what happens next.

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Host: Codrula Schnuer

Moderation: Duncan Roberts

Guest: Diego Velazquez

Production: Marc Blasius

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Together with Aurélie Pugnet – political editor at Brussels-based media outlet Euractiv – journalist Tracy Heindrichs looks at some of the key issues that will matter during the European Parliament elections in June.

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Host: Codrula Schnuer

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Guest: Aurélie Pugnet

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Confused about what the link between the European Commission and European Parliament, the difference between the European Council and the Council of the European Union? Journalist Tracy Heindrichs in this episode speaks with Anne Calteux, the commission’s representative in Luxembourg, about how the EU works.

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Host: Codrula Schnuer

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Guest: Anne Calteux

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Journalist John Monaghan speaks with Miguel Vicente Nuñez, the president of the EU staff union in Luxembourg, about the challenges that the EU institutions in Luxembourg face in attracting staff and the impact on the Grand Duchy’s status as a seat of the European Union.

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Host: Codrula Schnuer

Moderation: John Monaghan

Guest: Miguel Vicente Nuñez

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Journalist Duncan Roberts speaks with historian Elena Danescu from the University of Luxembourg about the Grand Duchy’s role in the founding of the European Union and how one of the smallest member states has fielded three European Commission presidents.

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Guest: Elena Danescu

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