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The Single Market and Competitiveness Scoreboard

Country data: Luxembourg

Transposition of Single Market directives (Luxembourg)

Trend since last reporting period:  positive;  negative; = neutral
Ranking out of 27: 1 to 9; 10 to 18; 19 to 27
Indicators on Single Market DirectivesDec. 2024EU averageRankingTrend
Transposition deficit (percentage of all directives not transposed)1.2%0.8%23
Overdue directives128
Long-overdue directives (> 2 years)011
  • none
Average delay in transposing directives (in months)9.211.910
Conformity deficit (percentage of all directives transposed incorrectly)0.3%0.9%3
Duration of infringement proceedings for late transposition (in months)18.718.016

Single Market infringement cases (Luxembourg)

Trend since last reporting period:  positive;  negative; = neutral
Ranking out of 27: 1 to 9; 10 to 18; 19 to 27
Ranking out of 20 (compliance with Court rulings): 1 to 7; 8 to 14; 15 to 20

Indicators on Single Market Infringement ProceedingsDec. 2024EU averageRankingTrend
Number of pending infringement proceedings11243
Problematic sectors
  • Air transport (3 cases)
Average duration of infringement proceedings (in months)31.145.83↗↗
Average time taken to comply with Court rulings (in months)223.161.320↘↘

Internal Market Information System (Luxembourg)

Technical regulations information system (Luxembourg)

On these, the Commission issued no detailed opinions and 1 comment, while other Member States issued 2 detailed opinions and 2 comments.

SOLVIT (Luxembourg)

Caseload
Submitted cases: 34 (43 in 2023)
Received cases: 22 (24 in 2023)
Cases not accepted: 58 (41 in 2023)

Resolution rate: 100% (83.3% in 2023)

Handling time (as home centre)
Reply in 7 days: 95% (94% in 2023)
Cases prepared in 30 days: 91% (88% in 2023)
Solutions accepted within 7 days: 100% (97% in 2023)
Cases not accepted within 30 days: 95% (98% in 2023)

Handling time (as lead centre)
Cases accepted within 7 days: 95% (96% in 2023)
Cases closed within 10 weeks: 91% (82% in 2023)

Staffing level
Sufficient

Payment delays (Luxembourg)

No data available.

Responsive administration and burden of regulation (Luxembourg)

IndicatorYearLUEU average
Burden of government regulation (survey replies: 1 = worst, 7 = best)20234.81  3.87
Digital public services to start and run a business (100% = best performing)202396.7%85.4%
Payment delays by public authorities2024n/a days16.76
Time to resolve insolvency   
Impact of regulation on long-term investment decisions (survey replies)   

Access to services and services markets (Luxembourg)

IndicatorYearLUEU average
Restrictiveness indicator – architect20213.2  2.5  
Restrictiveness indicator – accountant20212.5  1.7  
Restrictiveness indicator – civil engineer20212.8  2.4  
Restrictiveness indicator – lawyer20213.4  3.4  
Restrictiveness indicator – real estate agent20212.1  1.3  
Restrictiveness indicator – patent agent20211.7  2.2  
Restrictiveness indicator – tourist guide20210.0  1.2  
Domestic priority letter prices, letter 20 g2022€ 0.80€ 1.06
Intra-EU priority letter prices, letter 20 g2022€ 1.10€ 1.71
Domestic transit times, day+1 performance, priority letters 20 g202299.4%81.7%

Note: The EU restrictiveness indicator (EURI) measures the level of restrictiveness for the cross-border provision of services and the right of establishment for seven groups of professional services with a high share in the EU firms’ intermediate consumption or cross-border mobility. The level of restrictiveness is measured on a scale from 0 (least restrictive) to 6 (most restrictive). 

Access to finance (Luxembourg)

IndicatorYearLUEU average
Access to public financial support (% of SMEs indicating deterioration)202315.24% 19.11%
Time to get paid by businesses 2024n/a days62 days
Venture capital investments (% of GDP)20230.042%0.050%
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