The law of 23 August 2023 on intercultural living-together provides for the creation in every municipality of an “advisory committee whose remit includes the intercultural living-together of all people living and working in the municipality”. Article 9 of the Law defines the missions of the Commission for Intercultural Living Together.

The Commission for Intercultural Living Together promotes understanding and respect for all cultures and languages, regardless of origin. Our mission is to foster coexistence within the community, including long term residents, newcomers, and cross-border commuters, while actively combating all forms of discrimination, racism, and prejudice.

We organize a range of projects designed to exchange ideas, share cultures, and build relationships.

Our current focus is on implementing the “Gemengepakt”. This initiative involves close collaboration between the commune, SYVICOL, and the Ministry of Family Affairs, Solidarity, Living Together and Reception of Refugees. It aims to create a dynamic, multi-year process that prioritizes effective communication, access to information, and active participation for everyone living or working in commune.

(Picture - from left bottom to right top: Margaretha Inghelram-Maeyens (President), Pierre Welter, Georges Paquet, Philippe Bayer (Vice-President), Hon Pan Luk, Jil Steyer, Franco Avena, Andreea Bran, Tigran Avanesov, Jean-Pierre Barthel, Leonardo Vasquez; Absent: Martina Furlan, Geeta Rajaraman, Danièle Levy, Rose Scharfe, Stéphanie Land, Lourdes Calzado)

The Commission for Intercultural Living Together organizes variety of events for the residents to participate:

• Sunday Brunch: Regular gatherings where residents bring a dish to share, fostering a warm, communal atmosphere.
• Nopeschfest: Part of the European Nopeschfest, encouraging residents to submit photos for a chance to win exciting prizes and build community spirit.
• Sproochecafé: Originally a Luxembourgish language exchange, now expanded to include German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese and … sessions, making language learning fun and interactive.

How can you participate?
You can join us by attending our events or becoming a member of one of our OrganisationsTeam. To learn more, please email us.

You can get in touch with your neighbours via the neighbourhood app HOPLR. You can also find lots of useful information in the citizen's guide of the Commune of Niederanven.