{"id":"deputies/alexandra-schoos","title":"Alexandra Schoos","type":"deputy","party":"ADR","circonscription":"Circonscription Est","html":"<p>Alexandra Schoos is a member of the Chamber of Deputies for <a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fadr\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/adr\">ADR</a> in the Circonscription Est, with a mandate that started on 2023-10-24.</p>\n<h2>Housing and rents</h2>\n<p>14 May 2024 — demanding that the government tackle vacancy in state-owned dwellings</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Dofir verlaange mir, datt Schwaarz-Blo endlech de Leerstand vu sengen eegenen, also vum Staat, bestoende Wunnengen op de Leescht hëlt, also déi, déi em selwer gehéieren.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>We therefore demand that black-blue finally take on the vacancy of its own existing dwellings, that is, the state's, the ones it owns itself.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-05-14-n025\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-05-14-n025\">Sitting of 14 May 2024</a></p>\n<p>10 July 2024 — warning that cutting the maximum deposit from three months to two will keep more owners from letting their property</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Mir fäerten, datt dës Reegel nach méi Leit dovu wäert ofhalen, hir Objeten an d’Locatioun ze ginn.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>We fear that this rule will keep even more people from putting their property up for rent.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-07-10-n037\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-07-10-n037\">Sitting of 10 July 2024</a></p>\n<p>3 December 2025 — naming a drawback of the bill her group still supports</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Et ass eng gewësse Problematik, dass d’Hëllefe fortfale bei den Heizungsméiglechkeeten, déi op Fossillenergië berouen.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>It is a certain problem that the aid falls away for heating options that are based on fossil energy.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-12-03-n113\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-12-03-n113\">Sitting of 3 December 2025</a></p>\n<p>17 June 2026 — setting a data-protection condition on the new database</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Eng Datebank fir wëssenschaftlech Analysen däerf ni zu engem Instrument ginn, fir Bierger ze iwwerwaachen oder Proprietären an Entreprisen administrativ, steierlech oder politesch ënner Drock ze setzen.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>A database for scientific analysis must never become an instrument to monitor citizens or to put administrative, tax or political pressure on owners and businesses.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2026-06-17-n147\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2026-06-17-n147\">Sitting of 17 June 2026</a></p>\n<h2>Parliament, elections and democracy</h2>\n<p>4 March 2025 — backing the reform except for the higher signature threshold</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Als ADR begréisse mir déi verschidden Upassungen, ausser dem Hiewe vum Grenzwäert vun den Ënnerschrëften, déi noutwendeg sinn, fir dass eng Petitioun an der Chamber ëffentlech debattéiert gëtt.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>As the ADR we welcome the various adjustments, except for raising the threshold of signatures needed for a petition to be debated publicly in the Chamber.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-03-04-n069\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-03-04-n069\">Sitting of 4 March 2025</a></p>\n<p>10 June 2025 — supporting the changes and stating that her group already uses the existing register</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Och mir begréissen déi Upassungen. Mir fëllen och schonn dat aktuellt Instrument, dat en place ass, ëmmer erëm aus.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>We too welcome these adjustments. We also already fill in the current instrument that is in place, again and again.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-06-10-n086\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-06-10-n086\">Sitting of 10 June 2025</a></p>\n<h2>Taxation and tax reform</h2>\n<p>19 March 2025 — proposing to exempt occupational pension contributions from tax</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Dofir proposéiert d’ADR, dass an Zukunft dës Beiträg net ze versteiere sinn, genausou wéi d’Beiträg aus dem éischte Pilier.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>That is why the ADR proposes that in future these contributions are not taxed, just like the contributions to the first pillar.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-03-19-n071\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-03-19-n071\">Sitting of 19 March 2025</a></p>\n<p>18 December 2025 — doubting how many people will use the new allowance</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Als ADR begréisse mir dës Iddi, mee mir froen eis, wéi vill Leit um Terrain wierklech dervu Gebrauch wäerte maachen.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>As the ADR we welcome this idea, but we ask ourselves how many people on the ground will really make use of it.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-12-18-n120\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-12-18-n120\">Sitting of 18 December 2025</a></p>\n<h2>Health system and care</h2>\n<p>14 March 2024 — asking the minister whether there is a legal basis for stopping the imaging activity</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Gëtt et heifir dann och eng legal Basis, dass déi Aktivitéite gestoppt goufen?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>Is there a legal basis for these activities being stopped?</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-03-14-n015\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-03-14-n015\">Sitting of 14 March 2024</a></p>\n<p>21 November 2024 — stating her party's demand on how sex differences are treated in pharmaceutical research</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Fir d’ADR ass et wichteg, derfir ze suergen, dass déi medezinnesch geschlechtsspezifesch Ënnerscheeder éischtens konsequent an der Pharmafuerschung berücksichtegt ginn an zweetens transparent vermëttelt ginn.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>For the ADR it is important to make sure that medical sex-specific differences are, first, consistently taken into account in pharmaceutical research and, second, communicated transparently.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-11-21-n047\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-11-21-n047\">Sitting of 21 November 2024</a></p>\n<p>3 December 2025 — proposing to open up the health system in favour of liberal medicine</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Mir wëllen den Dirigismus an den Zentralismus am Lëtzebuerger Gesondheetswiesen opbriechen, fir déi liberal Medezinn ze stäerken.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>We want to break open the dirigism and centralism in the Luxembourg health system, in order to strengthen liberal medicine.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-12-03-n113\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-12-03-n113\">Sitting of 3 December 2025</a></p>\n<p>30 April 2026 — setting out the speaker's own priority of palliative care over euthanasia</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Déi éischt Prioritéit däerf net de Wee vun der Euthanasie sinn. Déi éischt Prioritéit muss den Ausbau vun enger adequater a mënschewürdeger Palliativversuergung sinn.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>The first priority must not be the euthanasia route. The first priority must be the build-up of adequate and dignified palliative care.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2026-04-30-n140\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2026-04-30-n140\">Sitting of 30 April 2026</a></p>\n<h2>Pensions</h2>\n<p>19 March 2025 — proposing a one-year rise in the retirement age spread over twelve years</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Mir proposéieren, den allgemenge Rentenantrëttsalter ze erhéijen, an zwar ëm insgesamt 1 Joer, gestreckt awer och hei iwwer 12 Joer.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>We propose to raise the general retirement age, by one year in total, but here too spread over twelve years.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-03-19-n071\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-03-19-n071\">Sitting of 19 March 2025</a></p>\n<p>18 December 2025 — describing the contribution increase her party criticises as too abrupt</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Elo huet d’Regierung decidéiert, d’Cotisatiounen direkt fir all Intervenant ëm 0,5 % ze hiewen.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>The government has now decided to raise contributions immediately by 0.5 % for every party involved.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-12-18-n120\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-12-18-n120\">Sitting of 18 December 2025</a></p>\n<h2>Agriculture and food</h2>\n<p>10 February 2026 — asking the minister whether the ALVA has the staff and budget for the new controls</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Ech wollt do awer eng Kéier nofroen: Wéi ass mat der Ëmsetzbarkeet? Wéi ass mat der Manpower bei der ALVA? Ass dat am Budget virgesinn?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>I did want to ask: what about the practicability? What about the staffing at the ALVA? Is that provided for in the budget?</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2026-02-10-n124\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2026-02-10-n124\">Sitting of 10 February 2026</a></p>\n<p>11 February 2026 — supporting faster information for the public</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Deen zweete Punkt, jo, dee géing mer och wichteg erschéngen, dass d’Leit méi séier informéiert ginn.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>The second point, yes, that also seems important to me, that people are informed more quickly.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2026-02-11-n126\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2026-02-11-n126\">Sitting of 11 February 2026</a></p>\n<p>5 March 2026 — warning against disproportionate controls and rules for small businesses</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Et dierf elo net zu onverhältnisméissege Kontrollen an och Virschrëfte kommen, zemools fir déi kleng Betriber.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>There must now not be disproportionate controls and rules, especially for the small businesses.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2026-03-05-n131\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2026-03-05-n131\">Sitting of 5 March 2026</a></p>\n<p>30 April 2026 — supporting the motion as more than fine words about regional production and short chains</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Mir schwätze vill iwwer regional Produktioun, iwwer kuerz Weeër an iwwer méi Wäertschätzung fir eis Baueren, mee hei geet et net nëmmen ëm schéin Aussoen.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>We talk a lot about regional production, short chains and more appreciation for our farmers, but here it is not only about fine words.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2026-04-30-n139\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2026-04-30-n139\">Sitting of 30 April 2026</a></p>\n<h2>Public service and administration</h2>\n<p>11 July 2024 — calling for a full reform of the 1924 law</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Mir wëllen awer och hei nach eng Kéier soen, dass eng Gesamtreform vun deem Gesetz vun 1924 ganz wichteg ass.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>But we also want to say here once more that a complete reform of that 1924 law is very important.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-07-11-n038\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-07-11-n038\">Sitting of 11 July 2024</a></p>\n<p>5 December 2024 — stating her party backed abolishing the appraisal system as early as 2015</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Als ADR hu mir och schonn 2015 d’Iddi gutt fonnt, dass mer de Bewäertungssystem ofschafe missten – oder guer net eréischt aféiere sollten.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>As the ADR we already found in 2015 that the appraisal system should be abolished - or should not have been introduced in the first place.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-12-05-n050\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-12-05-n050\">Sitting of 5 December 2024</a></p>\n<p>30 April 2025 — calling the remaining differences between employees and civil servants injustices</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Dat si keng kleng Detailer, dat sinn Ongerechtegkeeten, déi een an engem moderne soziale Rechtsstaat esou net toleréiere sollt.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>These are not small details, these are injustices that should not be tolerated like this in a modern social state governed by the rule of law.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-04-30-n080\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-04-30-n080\">Sitting of 30 April 2025</a></p>\n<p>30 October 2025 — criticising the bill as legally vague and not transparent</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>De Projet ass juristesch vaste, absolutt net transparent a léisst vill Froen onbeäntwert.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>The bill is legally vague, absolutely not transparent and leaves many questions unanswered.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-10-30-n106\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-10-30-n106\">Sitting of 30 October 2025</a></p>\n<h2>Gender equality and women’s rights</h2>\n<p>13 June 2024 — saying she does not feel discriminated against by the wording</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Ech fille mech net diskriminéiert als Fra, well do „robe courte“ steet oder ech an eng Stereotypie soll eragedréckt ginn.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>I do not feel discriminated against as a woman because it says short dress there, or because I am to be pushed into a stereotype.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-06-13-n031\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-06-13-n031\">Sitting of 13 June 2024</a></p>\n<p>3 March 2026 — stating her party's opposition, arguing the amendment gives no practical protection</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Als ADR soe mir och ganz kloer: Dës Verfassungsännerung bedeit kee reelle praktesche Schutz virum Réckschrëtt.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>As the ADR we also say very clearly: this constitutional amendment means no real practical protection against a rollback.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2026-03-03-n128\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2026-03-03-n128\">Sitting of 3 March 2026</a></p>\n<h2>Culture and heritage</h2>\n<p>20 March 2025 — arguing that the Second World War period draws wide interest and matters for understanding history</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>An ech mengen och, dass grad déi Zäit, wéi ech vu menge Virriedner héieren hunn, hei vill Leit interesséiert an och wichteg ass, fir d’Geschicht ze verstoen a fir d’Zukunft ze léieren.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>And I also think that exactly that period, as I heard from previous speakers, interests many people here and is important for understanding history and learning for the future.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-03-20-n074\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-03-20-n074\">Sitting of 20 March 2025</a></p>\n<p>2 April 2025 — criticising the priority given to building over the valorisation of heritage sites</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Zu Lëtzebuerg ass a bleift also d’Zoubetonéiere vum Territoire eebe méi wichteg wéi d’Valoriséierung vum Patrimoine.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>In Luxembourg, concreting over the territory is and remains more important than making the most of our heritage.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-04-02-n076\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-04-02-n076\">Sitting of 2 April 2025</a></p>\n<p>21 January 2026 — stating that the ADR votes for the bill because a reliable data basis can help</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>D’ADR stëmmt fir dëse Gesetzesprojet, well eng zouverlässeg Dategrondlag am Prinzipp hëllefräich ka sinn, besonnesch an engem Beräich, wou dacks éischter mat Andréck wéi mat Fakte geschafft gëtt.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>The ADR votes for this bill, because a reliable data basis can in principle be helpful, especially in a field where people often work with impressions rather than facts.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2026-01-21-n122\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2026-01-21-n122\">Sitting of 21 January 2026</a></p>\n<p>17 June 2026 — comparing the grant with subsidies in the Netherlands</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Wann een et vergläicht: Zum Beispill an Holland kann ee bis zu 400.000 Euro Subventioune kréien.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>By comparison: in the Netherlands, for example, you can get subsidies of up to 400,000 euros.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2026-06-17-n147\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2026-06-17-n147\">Sitting of 17 June 2026</a></p>\n<h2>Also spoke on</h2>\n<p>One recorded quote each, so these are single entries rather than timelines.</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fdigital-and-ai\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/digital-and-ai\">Digital policy and artificial intelligence</a>, 30 April 2025, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-04-30-n079\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-04-30-n079\">Sitting of 30 April 2025</a></li>\n</ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>D’ADR betount awer ausdrécklech, datt MyGuichet ëmmer eng fakultativ Optioun fir de Bierger bleiwe muss an de perséinleche Service an engem Guichet an och d’Méiglechkeet vun den administrativen Demarchen um Pabeier ni ganz ersat dierfe ginn.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>The ADR stresses expressly that MyGuichet must always remain an optional choice for the citizen, and that personal service at a counter and the possibility of paper administrative procedures must never be fully replaced.</em></p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Feconomy-and-jobs\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/economy-and-jobs\">Economy, jobs and competitiveness</a>, 19 March 2025, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-03-19-n071\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-03-19-n071\">Sitting of 19 March 2025</a></li>\n</ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Mir mussen definitiv aus eiser Wuesstemsfal erauskommen.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>We must definitely get out of our growth trap.</em></p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fjustice-and-prisons\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/justice-and-prisons\">Justice, courts and prisons</a>, 30 October 2025, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-10-30-n105\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-10-30-n105\">Sitting of 30 October 2025</a></li>\n</ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Den aktuellen Text iwwerzeegt eis awer eeben net am Hibléck op d’Kloerheet an d’Effizienz bezéiungsweis d’Praxistauglechkeet.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>The present text does not convince us as regards clarity and efficiency, or its usability in practice.</em></p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Feuropean-union-and-trade\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/european-union-and-trade\">The European Union and trade</a>, 21 May 2026, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2026-05-21-n144\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2026-05-21-n144\">Sitting of 21 May 2026</a></li>\n</ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Am grousse Ganzen dréit d’ADR dëse Projet selbstverständlech mat, well en d’Rechter vum Konsument stäerkt, ouni an eng national Iwwerreglementéierung ofzerutschen, well hei gëtt „la directive, rien que la directive“ ëmgesat.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>On the whole the ADR of course supports this bill, because it strengthens consumer rights without sliding into national over-regulation, since here the directive and nothing but the directive is transposed.</em></p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fpoverty-and-social-benefits\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/poverty-and-social-benefits\">Poverty and social benefits</a>, 19 March 2025, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-03-19-n071\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-03-19-n071\">Sitting of 19 March 2025</a></li>\n</ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Et ass wichteg, datt mir der Altersaarmut systematesch entgéintwierken, andeems d’Mindestpensioun un d’Aarmutsgrenz zu Lëtzebuerg automatesch ugepasst gëtt.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>It is important that we counter old-age poverty systematically, by adjusting the minimum pension automatically to the poverty line in Luxembourg.</em></p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fdevelopment-cooperation\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/development-cooperation\">Development cooperation</a>, 12 February 2025, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-02-12-n066\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-02-12-n066\">Sitting of 12 February 2025</a></li>\n</ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Als ADR stelle mir d’Entwécklungshëllef net a Fro, mee et muss ee sech iwwerleeën dierfen, ob d’Upak nach ëmmer gutt ass oder een d’Stellschrauwe verännere misst.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>As the ADR we do not question development aid, but it must be allowed to ask whether the approach is still good or whether the settings need changing.</em></p>"}