{"id":3599,"date":"2026-03-25T20:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/3599\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T20:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:45:21","slug":"burt-holds-talks-with-luxembourg-prime-minister-the-royal-gazette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/3599\/","title":{"rendered":"Burt holds talks with Luxembourg prime minister &#8211; The Royal Gazette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Created: Mar 25, 2026 05:34 PM<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774471521_73_.jpeg\" uuid=\"56dc51cd-03c0-506a-8ead-7dc4a63f0197\"\/><\/p>\n<p>David Burt meets with Luc Frieden, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, during a recent visit to the country (Photograph supplied)<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">David Burt discussed Bermuda\u2019s position in international business during a visit to Luxembourg this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">A government spokeswoman said the Premier and Minister of Finance met with Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden, and Gilles Roth, the country\u2019s finance minister, during the visit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">The spokeswoman said: \u201cThese meetings provided an opportunity to strengthen bilateral relations, discuss matters of international finance and highlight Bermuda&#8217;s track record as a compliant, transparent and well-regulated international business jurisdiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">Mr Burt also met with Nicholas Limbourg and Marc Hengen, president and managing director of the Luxembourg Insurance and Reinsurance Association, during the visit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">The spokeswoman said: \u201cThe discussions underscored the shared interests of Bermuda and Luxembourg as leading global insurance and reinsurance jurisdictions and reinforced Bermuda&#8217;s continued commitment to maintaining its Solvency II equivalence with the European Union.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">Solvency II framework protects beneficiaries and policyholders in the EU.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">Mr Burt also met with Ioannis Tsakiris, vice-president of the European Investment Bank, to explore opportunities for support and investment partnerships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">Mr Burt: \u201cOur message to partners in Luxembourg and across the EU remains consistent \u2014 Bermuda is a trusted, compliant and forward-looking partner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">\u201cWe are committed to engaging constructively on international finance, and to ensuring that our jurisdiction remains at the forefront of global finance and innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body\">Aliyyah Ahad, director and EU representative at Bermuda\u2019s Brussels Office, and financial secretary Chidozie Ofoego joined Mr Burt in Luxembourg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Created: Mar 25, 2026 05:34 PM David Burt meets with Luc Frieden, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, during a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3600,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1060,1058,1059,5],"class_list":{"0":"post-3599","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-luxembourg","8":"tag-david-burt","9":"tag-international-foreign-trade","10":"tag-international-relations","11":"tag-luxembourg"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@lu\/116291772266960156","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}