On Friday 14 November 2025, Luxembourg’s Ministry of Mobility and Public Works, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Home Affairs announced the signing of an agreement governing the financing and organisation of public transport services operated by bus network union TICE.
The ministries reported that the agreement between the Luxembourg State and the nine member municipalities of the Intermunicipal Tramways Syndicate in the canton of Esch (Differdange, Dudelange, Esch-sur-Alzette, Käerjeng, Kayl, Pétange, Rumelange, Sanem and Schifflange), and with TICE (Public Transport Intercommunal du Sud), was signed on Monday 10 November 2025.
The ministries said the agreement sets out the financing arrangements for the syndicate until 2036 and defines the obligations of all parties in preparation for transforming the current municipal syndicate into a mixed State–municipalities syndicate by 2027. This new entity will be responsible for delivering an efficient and coherent public transport service in the southern region, aligned with the objectives and priorities of the forthcoming National Mobility Plan 2040.
According to the ministries, a first step in the legislative procedure for the operation of these transport services has been taken, following the Government Council’s (Cabinet’s) approval on Friday 14 November 2025 of the preliminary draft law on the financing of regular bus services in the nine municipalities of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. In parallel, preparatory work is ongoing for the preliminary draft law establishing the mixed State–municipalities syndicate, which will subsequently be submitted to the Government Council.
The future mixed syndicate will be administered by bodies in which the State and the nine municipalities will be represented on an equal basis. As provided for in the preliminary draft law, financing will be guaranteed for ten years, with the possibility of renewal. In the initial phase, the State will contribute more than €700 million, while the municipalities will contribute up to €150 million. This initiative reflects a shared commitment to responsible resource management while meeting the needs of public transport users and ensuring a modern, high-performing bus service in an evolving economic and environmental context.
