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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