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Unities SEASON's GREETINGS & BEST like Best investment opportunities Being specialised in residential real estate, the multidisciplinary team of B IMMOBILIER consultants provide their clients with advice in real estate, finance and tax issues. Q4 2014 As a responsible Luxembourgish real estate developer, B IMMOBILIER works closely with Maisons LOGINTER, a building company of traditional low energy and passive houses, and with MASSIVE-PASSIVE, specialist in massive wood passive houses. Residential blocks are planned in close collaboration with the well-known real estate developer Arend & Fischbach. B IMMOBILIER proposes more than 350 objects all over the country. Residential block Aude LUXEMBOURG-NEUDORF 12 apartments, studios from 60 to 82 sqm. 1 to 2 bedroom apartments. Off-plan purchases. Prices from 399.500€ (3% VAT included) Close to the crossroad rue de Neudorf / rue du Kiem in Luxembourg- Neudorf. Near European Quarter in Kirchberg, KPMG (± 2km), DELOITTE (± 2km), FERRERO (± 3km), AMAZON (± 2km), Shopping Mall AUCHAN (± 2km) and Luxembourg City Center (± 4km). Excellent development and investment opportunity. Residential block Villa Melusina LUXEMBOURG-WEIMERSHOF 12 apartments, studios from 55 to 90 sqm. 1 to 3 bedroom apartments. Off-plan purchases. Prices from 525.500€ (3% VAT included) Close to the crossroad rue du Kiem / rue des Carrières in Luxembourg-Weimershof. Near European Quarter in Kirchberg, AMAZON (± 2km), Shopping Mall AUCHAN (± 1km) and close to the newly built KPMG Headquarter (± 2km), DELOITTE (± 2km), FERRERO (± 3km) and Luxembourg City Center (± 4km). Excellent development and investment opportunity. Residential block Cavendish Garden Photo: Stephen Roberts LUXEMBOURG-BONNEVOIE 24 apartments, studios, penthouse apartments SEASON’S from 83 to 177 sqm. 1 to 3 bedroom apartments. Off-plan purchases. Prices from 603.500€ (3% VAT included) GREETINGS & Located in a calm district on the Boulevard Baden-Powell in Luxembourg-Bonnevoie. Near Luxembourg City Center (±3km). BEST WISHES Excellent development and investment opportunity. FOR THE NEW YEAR! 44 rue de Vianden 7 rue du Marché 44 rue GD Charlotte [email protected] L-2680 Luxembourg L-9260 Diekirch L-7520 Mersch www.b-immobilier.lu T 26 44 13 88 T 26 81 13 99 T 621 551 171 Keep your finger on the pulse, no matter where you are blog.kpmg.lu Kennedy 39 A VENUE blog.kpmg.lu why should you have less than the big boys? with Smart Pro, you enjoy unlimited data and communications nationally, communications to and from Europe, data in Europe pooled between your company’s phones, a Cloud and other exclusive Orange services. Smart Pro is a complete solution, specially designed for craftsmen, the self-employed and small businesses. entrepreneurship changes with Orange Visit one of our 9 Pro Centers in our shops © 2014 KPMG Luxembourg S.à r.l., a Luxembourg private limited company, is a subsidiary of KPMG Europe LLP and a member of the KPMG or contact one of our salespeople on + 352 27 888 888 network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. All rights reserved. or by email at [email protected] ORANG0881_CONNEXION_210x297_SEPTEMBRE_GB.indd 1 02/09/2014 10:42 Q4 2014 CHARTERED MEMBERS ALFI Alter Domus The American Chamber of Commerce in Luxembourg a.s.b.l. AMMC Law - Avocats à la Cour Arendt & Medernach, Attorneys at Law is an international voluntary organization of business persons Badenoch & Clark committed to promoting English-speaking networking BDO Tax & Accounting opportunities and business relations in the Grand Duchy. 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United International Management www.amcham.lu ı Q4 2014 ı Connexion 3 Contents 10 SPECIAL FEATURE Improving English language educational resources in Luxembourg 06 26 33 HOLIDAY GREETINGS LUXEMBOURG: CHARMING FILING THE INCOME taX FROM THE MAYOR OF THE Short BREAK Destination RETURN IN LUXEMBOURG CITY OF LUXEMBOURG OFF THE Beaten TRACK SPECIAL REMARKS 17 ATHÉNÉE DE LUXEMBOURG COMMUNITY NEWS 18 EUROPEAN SCHOOL 05 A WORD FROM 30 MEET THE LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG THE CHAIRMAN POLITICIANS 20 International SCHOOL 06 HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM of LUXEMBOURG 31 A MOTHER, AN ENTRE- the MAYOR OF THE CITY preneUR, A MUltitasker of LUXEMBOURG 21 ST GEORGE’S in ITS EXTREME = A International SCHOOL MUMPRENEUR NEW MEMBERS 22 LYCÉE MICHEL LUCIUS 32 ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER 07 NEW AMCHAM DIRECTOR 24 SACRED Heart UNIVERSITY of COMMUnications LUXEMBOURG 33 LUXEMBOURG: CHARMING CORPORATE 25 MIAMI UNIVERSITY Short Break Destination SMALL BUSINESS in LUXEMBOURG off THE Beaten TRACK 34 Corporate GOVERNANCE AMCHAM COMMITTEES INFORMATION TOOLBOX and DIVERSITY IN LUXEMBOURG 12 THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS - 26 FILING THE INCOME taX a GOOD IDEA, passion, retURN IN LUXEMBOURG hard WORK AND? 28 What IS THE REAL ADDED 16 EDUcation EVENT: VALUE TO HAVE YOUR IT FIND OUT ABOUT OUR Integrating ENGLISH infrastrUCTURE located UPCOMING EVENTS: speaking EXpat STUDENTS in LUXEMBOURG? 4 Connexion ı Q4 2014 ı www.amcham.lu SPECIAL REMARKS A WORD From the Chairman Dear Members and Friends, Welcome to the Christmas Holiday issue of the With your interest, your help and your support …and AMERICAN Chamber of Commerce in Luxembourg almost 20 years of hard, smart work, AMCHAM has magazine, Connexion. On behalf of the EXCO, the become both the largest private Chamber of Com- committees and the office staff, I wish you the very merce in Luxembourg and accepted as a reliable par- best of Holiday greetings and all best wishes for good tner in the Luxembourg process of decision making! health, happiness and success in the New Year! Thank you! We have had a busy Fall season of great events at our During 2015, AMCHAM in Luxembourg will celebrate American Business Association monthly lunches and a its 20th anniversary. We will do this with a new Busi- full program of evening events from our 10 committees. ness in Luxembourg book, a further improved news I am so pleased to confirm our committee structure magazine, Connexion, and a renewed dedication to for 2015: Financial Services, Communications/ IT, Tax, serve the International Community in Luxembourg and HR, Diversity, Marketing, Entrepreneur/Small business, build bridges of mutual understanding and coopera- Legal, Real Estate and Education. We cover the tion with the Luxembourg government and people. entire needs of the International business commu- To those who say, Luxembourg’s best days are past, nity… if there is an issue for our members, we have a we say… not yet. With your ongoing help and support committee working on it. we will fight to make Luxembourg stronger tomorrow In addition to thanking our committees and central than it is today. If you are a member, thank you! If you staff for all their commitment and hard work, I compli- are not, join us! ment and thank the government of Luxembourg, the Ministers and civil servants for listening to our points of view, our needs and working with us to find solu- With respect, appreciation tions for our good and the good of all of Luxembourg. and my very best greetings, Just this past month, we have had six events including Finance Minister Pierre Gramegna for a lunch meeting to discuss the impact of the new budget on the Expat Community, The Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Eco- nomy Etienne Schneider, as our principle speaker and guest of honor for American Thanksgiving, and senior representatives of all of the principle political parties in Paul Michael Schonenberg Luxembourg as panelists for an outstanding Town Hall Chairman and CEO, Meeting. AMCHAM Luxembourg www.amcham.lu ı Q4 2014 ı Connexion 5 SPECIAL REMARKS Holiday Greetings from the Mayor of the City of Luxembourg By Lydie Polfer, Mayor of the City of Luxembourg Photo: City of Luxembourg The American Chamber of Commerce in
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