Luxembourg buys Liberty Steel steel plant in Dudelange for 14.5 million euros
The state has offered the recipient 14.5 million euros to purchase the site of a bankrupt steel mill in Dudelange. The site will be used to meet the needs of the craft and defense industries. Luxembourg's military camp will be located there. Nothing is planned for former Liberty Steel employees.
The government's proposal concerns industrial buildings located at cadastral sites 1266/7613 (ELO site) and 1304/9790 (HDG site), as well as all facilities included in the HDG building, said Minister of Economy Lex Delles (DP), Minister of Defense Yuriko Bakes (DP), and Minister of Labor Mark Spautz (CSV) in response to Parliamentary question posed by Dan Biancalana (LSAP), Mayor of Dudelange, and his predecessor Mars Di Bartolomeo (LSAP) The offer made to the recipient under certain conditions is basically "maintenance in proper condition until the conclusion of the act on the transfer of ownership of all assets in question and the guarantee of access on request to any document related to buildings and structures, as well as full payment of all preferential conditions." creditors, including, in particular, salary claims and the balance to be paid to Adam."
Handicrafts and defense
The territory of ELO will be completely rebuilt in accordance with the principles of enlarging business parks to create a "Handwierkerhaff" - a place for practicing crafts. The parliament's response says that this will be done in several stages.
The HDG website will be dedicated to economic activity in the defense sector. The headquarters of the "Defense Campus" should be located there. The ministry's response also states that "various conceptual studies are currently being conducted for use in defense purposes." The response does not say anything about whether any companies are interested in this. Their activities will be supervised jointly by the Department of Defense and the Ministry of Economy.140 former Liberty Steel employees who were not fired, but whose employment contracts were automatically terminated, will not receive priority rights to re-employment and will remain part of Adem.
Author: Mark Fassone
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