Fred Keup is a member of the Chamber of Deputies for ADR in the Circonscription Sud, with a mandate that started on 2023-10-24.
\n24 April 2024 — questioning why dwellings are demolished during a housing shortage
\n\n\nEch froe mech ëmmer, wéi et méiglech ass, dass an engem Land, wou anscheinend esou eng grouss Wunnengskris ass an all Wunneng feelt, iwwerhaapt eng Wunneng ofgerappt gëtt.
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I always ask myself how it is possible that in a country with such a big housing crisis, where every dwelling is missing, any dwelling is demolished at all.
\n\n25 April 2024 — preferring the government's plan to raise the SNHBM purchase threshold over letting the homes
\n\n\nAn ech muss soen, dass am Fong déi Iddi vun der Regierung eis méi sympathesch hei ass.
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And I have to say that basically we find the government's idea more appealing here.
\n\n12 June 2024 — naming population growth as the root of the housing problem
\n\n\nMir mussen awer och am Kapp hunn, dass de Problem vun deem Ganzen deen immens héije Bevëlkerungswuesstum ass, dee mir an de leschte Joerzéngten, a besonnesch déi lescht zéng Joer, haten.
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We must also keep in mind that the problem behind all of this is the very high population growth we have had in recent decades, and in particular in the last ten years.
\n\n20 May 2026 — proposing less bureaucracy and fewer costly building requirements in housing construction
\n\n\nAn dofir brauche mir beim Wunnengsbau manner Bürokratie, manner deier Oplagen, manner onnéideg Ufuerderunge fir ze bauen – Stéchwuert „AAA-Haiser“ –, déi d’Bauen ëmmer méi deier maachen.
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And so in housing construction we need less bureaucracy, fewer expensive obligations, fewer unnecessary building requirements, keyword AAA houses, which make building ever more expensive.
\n\n23 November 2023 — stating how the constituencies are represented in the Chamber
\n\n\nDir wësst alleguerten, dass den Osten an den Norden ënnerrepresentéiert sinn, dass den Zentrum iwwerrepresentéiert ass.
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You all know that the East and the North are under-represented, that the Centre is over-represented.
\n\n10 October 2024 — declaring his group's full support for the human rights commission
\n\n\nA mir kënnen dat natierlech nëmmen zu 100 % ganz kloer ënnerstëtzen a mir stinn 100 % derhannert, dass déi Kommissioun do ass an dass déi Kommissioun och hir Aarbecht gutt mécht.
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And of course we can only support that 100% very clearly, and we stand 100% behind the fact that this commission exists and that it does its work well.
\n\n8 July 2025 — stating agreement that parliament's role must be strengthened
\n\n\nMir sinn eis alleguer eens, dass d’Roll vum Parlament muss gestäerkt ginn an dass d’Parlament muss där Roll kënne gerecht ginn.
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We all agree that the role of parliament must be strengthened and that parliament must be able to live up to that role.
\n\n16 June 2026 — stating his party's support for more direct democracy through referendums
\n\n\nAn deem Sënn si mir fir méi Demokratie a fir méi direkt Demokratie.
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In that sense we are for more democracy and for more direct democracy.
\n\n23 November 2023 — rejecting the taxation of empty dwellings and land and the rise in property tax
\n\n\nWéi gesot, net d’accord si mer mat der Besteierung vun eidele Wunnengen, Terrainen a mat der Erhéijung vun der Grondsteier.
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As I said, we do not agree with the taxation of empty dwellings and land, nor with the increase in property tax.
\n\n24 April 2024 — asking for the VAT rate on wine and beer in cafés and restaurants to be cut to 6 %
\n\n\nAn am meeschte géife mer et begréissen, wann déi TVA erëm op en akzeptabelen Taux kéint erofgesat ginn, beispillsweis op 6 %.
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And we would most welcome it if that VAT could be brought back down to an acceptable rate, for example to 6 %.
\n\n18 December 2024 — recalling the VAT rise on wine and beer in cafés that he wants reversed
\n\n\n2014 ass decidéiert ginn, dass d’TVA a Caféen a Restauranten op Wäin a Béier vun 3 % op 17 % eropgesat soll ginn.
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In 2014 it was decided that the VAT on wine and beer in cafés and restaurants should be raised from 3 % to 17 %.
\n\n20 May 2026 — proposing spending restraint instead of higher taxes
\n\n\nWann eventuell Enkpäss do sinn, wéi se am Moment do sinn am Budget, dann hätte mir gären, dass fir d’éischt opgepasst gëtt bei den Ausgaben an net bei de Leit, fir déi méi ze besteieren.
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If there are shortfalls, as there are in the budget at the moment, then we would like spending to be looked at first, and not people, to tax them more.
\n\n23 November 2023 — stating his party's opposition to literacy teaching in French
\n\n\nKonkreet Alphabétisation en français: Dir wësst, dass mer do dergéint sinn. Fir eis ass dat getrennt Wuessen a mir wëllen net, dass eis Kanner getrennt sinn.
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Concretely, literacy teaching in French: you know that we are against it. For us that is growing up separately, and we do not want our children to be separated.
\n\n11 February 2025 — claiming that the requirements in the public European schools are clearly lower
\n\n\nMa, et läit ganz einfach dorunner, dass d’Ufuerderungen an den ëffentlechen europäesche Schoulen däitlech méi niddreg si wéi am Classique an am General.
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Well, it is quite simply because the requirements in the public European schools are clearly lower than in the classical and the general track.
\n\n22 January 2026 — stating that no Luxembourgish secondary school is being built despite rising pupil numbers
\n\n\nEt gëtt kee Lëtzebuerger Lycée méi gebaut, obwuel alljoers Dausende Schüler bäikommen.
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No Luxembourgish secondary school is being built any more, although thousands of pupils are added every year.
\n\n17 June 2026 — calling the different school-leaving ages an injustice
\n\n\nDat ass eng risegrouss Ongerechtegkeet hei am Land, wou déi eng Kanner ee Joer manner Schoul musse maache wéi déi aner an de selwechten Diplom kréien.
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That is a huge injustice in this country, where some children have one year less of school than others and get the same diploma.
\n\n11 July 2024 — questioning why government members attend debates on Chamber petitions
\n\n\nEch hu mech ëmmer gefrot, firwat dass bei enger Debatt hei zu enger Chamberpetitioun iwwerhaapt Regierungsmembere present sinn.
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I have always wondered why government members are present at all for a debate here on a Chamber petition.
\n\n18 November 2025 — arguing that more stable families would help protect children
\n\n\nWa mir et géife fäerdegbréngen, dass mer hei am Land méi stabill Familljen hätten, dann hätte mer do och ganz vill gemaach fir d’Kanner.
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If we managed to have more stable families here in the country, then we would already have done a great deal for the children.
\n\n14 December 2023 — explaining his party's abstention as a balance between opposing European debt and defending the financial centre
\n\n\nAn als ADR si mer ëmmer do, fir eis Finanzplaz ze verteidegen. An dofir wäerte mer eis hei am Endeffekt enthalen.
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And as the ADR we are always there to defend our financial centre. And that is why we will in the end abstain here.
\n\n24 April 2024 — welcoming the budget's support for the financial centre
\n\n\nMir begréissen also, dass d’Finanzplaz hei och ënnerstëtzt gëtt, well mir si ganz kloer der Meenung, dass et haut esou ass wéi fréier bei der ARBED.
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So we welcome that the financial centre is supported here, because we clearly hold that today it is as it once was with ARBED.
\n\n15 May 2025 — calling to stay away from regulations that disturb financial flows
\n\n\nEch mengen, mir musse kucken, dass mer esou wäit wéi méiglech vu Reglementatiounen, déi eise Finanzfloss stéieren, ewechbleiwen.
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I think we must make sure we stay as far away as possible from regulations that disturb our flow of finance.
\n\n22 January 2026 — arguing that the whole country depends on the health of the financial centre
\n\n\nWann d’Finanzplaz den Houscht kritt, dann néitscht d’ganzt Land.
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When the financial centre catches a cough, the whole country sneezes.
\n\n20 November 2024 — praising a calm style of foreign policy
\n\n\nLëtzebuerg brauch eng Aussepolitick, déi net duerch Nervositéit gepräägt ass an déi net duerch Opreegung gepräägt ass.
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Luxembourg needs a foreign policy that is not marked by nervousness and not marked by agitation.
\n\n12 February 2025 — stating that Luxembourg should keep up its friendship with the United States
\n\n\nAn ech mengen och, dass et egal wéi wichteg ass, datt mir als Lëtzebuerg d’Frëndschaft zwëschent Amerika a Lëtzebuerg héichhalen.
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And I also think it is important in any case that we as Luxembourg keep up the friendship between America and Luxembourg.
\n\n18 November 2025 — stating his party's support for helping indigenous peoples everywhere
\n\n\nBon, ech mengen, am grousse Ganzen, wann et drëms geet, den autochthone Vëlker op der Welt ze hëllefen, da si mer natierlech gären do, fir dat ze maachen, iwwerall, an alle Länner.
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Well, I think that broadly, when it is about helping the indigenous peoples of the world, we are of course happy to do that, everywhere, in every country.
\n\n18 March 2026 — stating his party's wish for a strong transatlantic partnership based on respect and balance
\n\n\nMir als ADR soe kloer: Mir wëllen eng staark transatlantesch Partnerschaft baséierend op Respekt a Gläichgewiicht.
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We in the ADR say clearly: we want a strong transatlantic partnership based on respect and balance.
\n\n23 November 2023 — calling the climate targets set in the last legislature illusory
\n\n\nEnttäuschend, well hei déi illusoresch Klimaziler weider verfollegt ginn, déi an der leschter Legislaturperiod festgeluecht gi sinn.
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Disappointing, because here the illusory climate targets are pursued further, the ones that were set in the last legislative period.
\n\n20 March 2024 — rejecting the national energy and climate plan as unrealistic
\n\n\nAlso, ech mengen, de PNEC, mir si souwisou net averstane mat deem Plang, well en och komplett onrealistesch ass.
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Well, I think, the PNEC, we do not agree with that plan anyway, because it is also completely unrealistic.
\n\n12 June 2024 — questioning why electric cars get a bonus and petrol cars do not
\n\n\nEch verstinn eigentlech net, firwat ee bei Elektroautoen eng Primm gëtt a bei Bensinnsautoe keng Primm gëtt.
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I do not really understand why a bonus is given for electric cars and no bonus for petrol cars.
\n\n20 May 2026 — demanding that the 2035 combustion engine ban be scrapped
\n\n\nAm Numm vun der Realitéit, am Numm vun der Industrie an am Numm vun de Leit muss de Verbuet vum Verbrennermotor 2035 komplett gekippt ginn!
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In the name of reality, in the name of industry and in the name of the people, the 2035 combustion engine ban must be scrapped completely.
\n\n12 June 2024 — stating his party's priority that the defence money is invested in the Luxembourg economy
\n\n\nWichteg ass fir eis, dass déi Suen esouwäit wéi méiglech och an eis lëtzebuergesch Wirtschaft investéiert ginn an domadder och eis zeguttkommen.
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What matters to us is that this money is invested as far as possible in our Luxembourg economy and so also benefits us.
\n\n18 December 2024 — demanding that higher defence spending stay in the domestic economy
\n\n\nWann Der schonn op 2 % Militärausgabe wëllt eropkommen – dat ass iwwer 1 Milliard Euro d’Joer –, da kuckt wéinstens, dass déi Suen am Land bleiwen an eis Zaldoten och.
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If you want to go up to 2 % military spending, which is over 1 billion euros a year, then at least make sure that this money stays in the country, and our soldiers too.
\n\n17 December 2025 — announcing support for the bill with a reservation about the amounts and the debt
\n\n\nSoudass mer, natierlech ënner Virbehalt vun deenen héije Montanten an deene grousse Scholden, déi mer hunn, dat heite matstëmme géifen.
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So that we would vote for this, subject of course to a reservation about those high amounts and the large debts that we have.
\n\n20 May 2026 — stating opposition to the Belgian-Luxembourg battalion
\n\n\nAn d’Iddi vun engem belsch-Lëtzebuerger Batailloun, déi ënnerstëtze mir net.
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And the idea of a Belgian-Luxembourg battalion, we do not support it.
\n\n28 February 2024 — asking the minister whether all-day screen use in class is the right course for Luxembourg schools
\n\n\nA meng Fro ass am Fong: Ass dat dee richtege Wee, dee mer sollte goen an de Schoulen hei zu Lëtzebuerg?
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And my question is basically: is that the right path we should take in schools here in Luxembourg?
\n\n2 July 2024 — announcing that his group will vote for the bill
\n\n\nEch kann direkt soen, dass mer dat heite Gesetz och matstëmmen.
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I can say straight away that we will vote for this law too.
\n\n24 June 2025 — backing the Green motion on behalf of his group
\n\n\nMir sinn och der Meenung, dass dës Motioun eigentlech dem gesonde Mënscheverstand entsprécht.
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We are also of the opinion that this motion actually corresponds to common sense.
\n\n28 April 2026 — stating that the ADR found no major difficulties in the two texts
\n\n\nMir hunn déi zwee Gesetzestexter och ganz genau analyséiert a mir hunn do keng gréisser Schwieregkeete fonnt, déi eis géifen net schmaachen.
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We analysed the two legal texts very closely too, and we found no major difficulties in them that we would dislike.
\n\n20 March 2024 — citing German energy prices against the renewables argument
\n\n\nJo, also, mir stelle mol fest, dass an Däitschland, wou déi Energiewend am wäitste fortgeschratt ass, d’Energiepräisser mat am héchste sinn, an ech mengen, dat seet genuch aus doriwwer.
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Well, we note that in Germany, where the energy transition is furthest advanced, energy prices are among the highest, and I think that says enough about it.
\n\n12 June 2024 — arguing that only nuclear power can deliver carbon-neutral energy supply in Europe
\n\n\nA wann Der wierklech wëllt eng CO2-neutral Energieversuergung an Europa hunn, dann ass dat eenzegt, wat fonctionéiert, Här Frieden, dat, wat Der eng Kéier esou hallef proposéiert hat virun zwee, dräi Méint, dat ass an Europa d’Atomkraaft.
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And if you really want a carbon-neutral energy supply in Europe, then the only thing that works, Mr Frieden, the thing you half proposed two or three months ago, is nuclear power in Europe.
\n\n14 May 2025 — proposing local referendums on industrial wind turbine projects
\n\n\nDa si mir derfir, dass d’Mënschen, déi do wunnen, an engem Referendum och gefrot ginn, ob se domat averstane sinn oder net.
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Then we are in favour of the people who live there being asked in a referendum whether they agree with it or not.
\n\n9 June 2026 — denying that Luxembourg can become energy independent
\n\n\nEch ginn awer do ze bedenken, ouni ze déif an d’Theema anzegoen: Och beim Stroum wäerte mer zu Lëtzebuerg ni onofhängeg sinn a mir wäerten och ni resilient genuch ginn, fir Krisen aus dem Ausland einfach esou, mir näischt, dir näischt, ze iwwerstoen!
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But I would point out, without going too deep into the subject: on electricity too Luxembourg will never be independent, and we will never be resilient enough to ride out foreign crises just like that.
\n\n12 June 2024 — stating the contributor ratio the pension system requires
\n\n\nFir dass de System ofgeséchert ass, braucht Der pro Persoun, déi an der Pensioun ass, 2,5 Persounen, déi cotiséieren, déi schaffen.
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For the system to be secure, you need 2.5 people who contribute and work for every person who is retired.
\n\n18 December 2024 — warning that pensions are only funded to about 2040
\n\n\nSécher, eis Renten, jo, déi si bis an d’Joer 2040 ongeféier ofgeséchert. Mee duerno si se dat net méi.
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Certainly, our pensions are secured until about the year 2040. But after that they are no longer secured.
\n\n14 May 2025 — calling on the other parties to state their own pension proposals
\n\n\nAn ech géif mer wënschen, dass déi aner Parteien och esou kloer géife Faarf bekennen a soen, wat se da wëlle maachen, fir eise Pensiounssystem laangfristeg ze erhalen.
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And I would like the other parties to show their colours just as clearly and say what they want to do to keep our pension system going in the long term.
\n\n10 July 2025 — describing his party's own pension proposals on contribution years and contribution rates
\n\n\nDo ass et haaptsächlech drëms gaangen, d’Cotisatiounsjore progressiv ëm ee Joer ze erhéijen an d’Cotisatioune progressiv op 9 % ze erhéijen, nieft enger Partie anere méi klenge Moossnamen.
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It was mainly about raising the contribution years progressively by one year and raising the contributions progressively to 9 %, alongside a number of other smaller measures.
\n\n24 April 2024 — setting the condition the ADR wants applied to immigration
\n\n\nAn als ADR soe mer och ganz kloer: Wéini kann een immigréieren? Ma wann een eng eegen Existenz kann ofsécheren, well mir wëlle ganz kloer keng Awanderung an eis Sozialsystemer.
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And as the ADR we say quite clearly: when may someone immigrate? When they can support themselves, because we clearly do not want immigration into our social systems.
\n\n20 November 2024 — rejecting any EU distribution key for migrants
\n\n\nD’ADR ass géint all Verdeelungsschlëssel vu Migranten an der Europäescher Unioun. All Staat muss an där Hisiicht seng komplett Souveränitéit behalen.
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The ADR is against any distribution key for migrants in the European Union. Every state must keep its complete sovereignty in that respect.
\n\n16 October 2025 — arguing the real problem is the length of asylum procedures, not the waiting period
\n\n\nDe Problem, dass et déi Frist gëtt, jo, dat kann een als Problem gesinn, mee dat ass awer net de reelle Problem. De reelle Problem ass, dass d’Asylprozeduren ze laang daueren.
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The problem that the waiting period exists, yes, one can see that as a problem, but it is not the real problem. The real problem is that asylum procedures take too long.
\n\n17 December 2025 — blaming population growth and immigration for high housing prices
\n\n\nAn d’Bevëlkerungsexplosioun, a besonnesch déi massiv Immigratioun an de leschten 20 Joer, ass de Schëllegen un deenen héije Wunnengspräisser hei am Land.
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And the population explosion, and in particular the massive immigration of the last 20 years, is to blame for the high housing prices in this country.
\n\n20 November 2024 — stating his party's condition for EU enlargement
\n\n\nD’ADR ass prinzipiell der Meenung, datt bei Adhesioune vun neie Memberen déi Kopenhagener Krittären net däerfen opgeweecht ginn.
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The ADR is in principle of the opinion that with accessions of new members the Copenhagen criteria must not be watered down.
\n\n11 December 2024 — arguing that the great majority of the region's inhabitants have no attachment to the Greater Region
\n\n\nDat heescht, ech menge wierklech, dass wäit, wäit iwwer 90 % vun deene Leit, déi do wunnen, näischt mat der Groussregioun kënnen ufänken.
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That means I really think that far, far more than 90% of the people who live there can make nothing of the Greater Region.
\n\n23 November 2023 — stating that poverty has risen over the last ten years
\n\n\nD’Aarmut geet erop. Ëmmer méi Leit falen ënnert d’Aarmutsgrenz, haaptsächlech Leit mat Kanner, Leit, déi gescheet ginn.
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Poverty is going up. More and more people are falling below the poverty line, mainly people with children, people who get divorced.
\n\n25 April 2024 — stating his party's support for a higher minimum wage
\n\n\nEch soen awer ganz kloer, dass mir derfir sinn, well mer der Meenung sinn, dass de Mindestloun am Moment hei zu Lëtzebuerg net duergeet, fir hei anstänneg ze liewen.
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But I say very clearly that we are in favour of it, because we are of the opinion that the minimum wage here in Luxembourg is at present not enough to live decently.
\n\n14 May 2025 — arguing that growth has not removed poverty
\n\n\nAlso hu mer trotz dem Wuesstum nach ëmmer immens vill Leit, deenen et hei am Land schlecht geet, déi op der Aarmutsgrenz liewen oder knapp driwwer.
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So despite the growth we still have a great many people in this country who are badly off, who live at or just above the poverty line.
\n\n21 May 2026 — stating that inequalities cannot be abolished
\n\n\nInegalitéiten, wëll ech awer allgemeng soen, kréie mer net aus der Welt geschaaft.
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Inequalities, I want to say in general, we will not get rid of.
\n\n20 November 2024 — demanding the release of the hostages and condemning Israel's response
\n\n\nMir fuerderen natierlech absolutt, dass d’Geisele vum 7. Oktober fräigelooss ginn. Mir condamnéieren awer genausou gutt déi demesuréiert Reaktioun vun Israel, déi aktuell stattfënnt.
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We of course absolutely demand that the hostages of 7 October be released. But we condemn just as much the disproportionate reaction by Israel that is taking place at the moment.
\n\n16 October 2025 — crediting the US President with the ceasefire
\n\n\nA mir kënne ganz roueg alleguerten, an dat ass dat, wat am Moment da mol eng Kéier op der Welt geschitt, dem Trump als amerikanesche President felicitéieren, well ouni déi Aart vun him, fir dat esou ze maachen, wier dat doten net erreecht ginn a wier et och net méiglech gewiescht.
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And we can all quite calmly congratulate Trump as American President, because without his way of doing it, this would not have been achieved and would not have been possible.
\n\n20 January 2026 — stating that China systematically undermines the sanctions against Iran
\n\n\nD’Sanktioune géint den Iran ginn awer systematesch ënnerwandert vu China.
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But the sanctions against Iran are systematically undermined by China.
\n\n3 March 2026 — arguing that Iran brought the situation on itself and that the strikes are understandable
\n\n\nDen Iran ass säit 40 Joer a méi eng brutal Diktatur, déi d’Nopeschlänner bedréit, déi massiv Rakéite baut a bereet ass, déi op seng Noperen ze schéissen.
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For more than 40 years Iran has been a brutal dictatorship that threatens its neighbours, builds missiles on a large scale, and is ready to fire them at its neighbours.
\n\n20 November 2024 — stating his party's position that a diplomatic solution is the only right one
\n\n\nMir bleiwen der Meenung, datt eng diplomatesch Léisung fir dee Konflikt déi eenzeg richteg ass, fir Mënscheliewen ze schounen, den Territoire vun der Ukrain sou wäit wéi méiglech ze preservéieren an eng Eskalatioun vum Konflikt ze verhënneren.
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We remain of the opinion that a diplomatic solution to this conflict is the only right one, in order to spare human lives, to preserve as much of Ukraine's territory as possible, and to prevent an escalation of the conflict.
\n\n4 March 2025 — arguing that stopping the war now would be an acknowledgement of reality, not an admission of guilt
\n\n\nDëse Krich elo opzehalen, ass also kee Scholdgeständnis, mee en Zougeständnis un eng Realitéit, eng Realitéit, déi d’Geschicht engem eeben heiansdo opzwéngt, wéi mer dat aus der Geschicht kennen.
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Stopping this war now is not an admission of guilt, but an acknowledgement of a reality, a reality that history sometimes imposes on you, as we know from history.
\n\n19 March 2026 — arguing that only negotiations with Russia, and not a defeat, will end the war
\n\n\nDe Krich wäert jo net ophalen duerch eng Néierlag vu Russland. Dat wäert net geschéien. De Krich wäert ophalen duerch Verhandlunge mat Russland.
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The war will not stop through a defeat of Russia. That will not happen. The war will stop through negotiations with Russia.
\n\n20 December 2023 — stating the ADR judgement of the 2023 budget and its vote against
\n\n\nDee Budget war 2023 am Ganzen näischt an aus eiser Siicht ass en dofir och zu engem Drëttel net besser. An duerfir kënne mir net zoustëmmen a wäerten dergéint stëmmen.
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That budget was worth nothing as a whole in 2023, and in our view it is no better for a third of the year. That is why we cannot agree to it and will vote against.
\n\n12 June 2024 — asking how the budget adds up given an expected annual deficit of one billion euros
\n\n\nJo, an dann, iergendwéi, wa mer schonn dervun ausginn, dass mer souwisou déi nächst Joren eng Milliard Euro Defizit maachen, wéi solle mer da finanziell do erauskommen?
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Yes, and then, somehow, if we already assume that we will run a deficit of one billion euros in the coming years anyway, how are we supposed to come out of that financially?
\n\n17 December 2025 — stating figures on the growth of public debt
\n\n\nAm Joer 2000 hate mir 6 Milliarde Scholden, elo hu mer 24 Milliarde Scholden.
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In the year 2000 we had 6 billion of debt, now we have 24 billion of debt.
\n\n9 June 2026 — converting the cost of the package into a figure per inhabitant
\n\n\nA wann Der déi 450 Millioune rechent op d’Populatioun, dann heescht dat, dass all Awunner hei am Land elo 700 Euro bezilt, fir déi Moossnamen hei duerchzesetzen.
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And if you divide those 450 million by the population, it means every resident of this country now pays 700 euros to carry out these measures.
\n\n14 December 2023 — arguing that the contribution should be counted within development aid and warning about the budget
\n\n\nAllerdéngs si mir jo och der Meenung, dass dat soll ugerechent gi bei eiser Entwécklungshëllef, d’Kooperatiounshëllef, an dass mer dann do awer trotzdeem och mussen oppassen, dass eise Budget dat ka stemmen.
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However, we are also of the opinion that this should be counted towards our development aid, the cooperation aid, and that we must still take care that our budget can carry it.
\n\n11 July 2024 — stating his party's support for the 0.7 % target agreed at the 1992 Rio summit
\n\n\nMir stinn och als ADR hannert der Fuerderung vum Weltsommet vu Rio aus dem Joer 1992, wou gesot ginn ass, datt déi räich Länner sollen 0,7 % vun hirem nationale Bruttoakommes fir déi ëffentlech Entwécklungshëllef asetzen.
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We in the ADR also stand behind the demand of the 1992 Rio world summit, which said that the rich countries should put 0.7 % of their gross national income into public development aid.
\n\n4 March 2026 — announcing his group's abstention because sovereign powers are transferred
\n\n\nAn aus deene Grënn wäerte mir eis bei deem heiten elo, och wann d’Zesummenaarbecht vun eis begréisst gëtt, enthalen.
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For those reasons we will abstain on this one, even though we welcome the cooperation.
\n\n19 March 2024 — stating figures on the fall in the number of football clubs
\n\n\nMir hate fréier hei am Land 150 Fussballsveräiner. An elo hu mer der just nach 100 – awer duebel esou vill Awunner.
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We used to have 150 football clubs in this country. And now we have only 100 - but twice as many inhabitants.
\n\n13 February 2025 — stating figures on population growth and the fall in the number of football clubs in Luxembourg City
\n\n\nD’Stad Lëtzebuerg hat viru 25 Joer 80.000 Awunner an ass elo op 140.000. D’Zuel vu Fussballveräiner war viru 25 Joer bei 13 an ass elo bei 7.
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Luxembourg City had 80,000 inhabitants 25 years ago and now has 140,000. The number of football clubs was 13 twenty-five years ago and is now 7.
\n\n10 June 2025 — announcing his group's abstention on the motion
\n\n\nAn duerfir, quitte dass hei ganz vill Saache stinn, déi och richteg sinn, géife mir eis bei dëser Motioun enthalen.
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And therefore, even though many things in here are also correct, we would abstain on this motion.
\n\n3 December 2024 — stating figures on the rise in violent offences
\n\n\nMir haten an de leschten 20, 25 Joer eng immens Erhéijung vun de Strofdoten an eng Zuel vun de Gewaltdoten, déi ganz staark an d’Luucht gaangen ass, déi sech an de leschte 25 Joer vervéierfacht huet an elo bei eppes zwëschent 4.000 a 5.000 Gewaltdote pro Joer läit, laut Statec.
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Over the last 20 to 25 years we have had an enormous rise in criminal offences, and a number of violent offences that has gone up very strongly, quadrupling over the last 25 years and now standing at something between 4,000 and 5,000 violent offences a year, according to Statec.
\n\n2 April 2025 — arguing that risks differ by country, with earthquakes very unlikely in Luxembourg
\n\n\nZu Lëtzebuerg ass d’Chance vun engem staarken Äerdbiewe beispillsweis immens niddreg.
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In Luxembourg the chance of a strong earthquake, for example, is extremely low.
\n\n30 January 2024 — predicting a continued decline of Luxembourgish in public and daily life
\n\n\nEt wäert also ëmmer manner geschwat ginn an eis Sprooch wäert weider verschwanne respektiv verdrängt ginn aus dem ëffentleche Raum, aus dem Alldag.
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So it will be spoken less and less, and our language will keep disappearing, or being pushed out of public space and of daily life.
\n\n22 October 2024 — asking the Prime Minister whether the government will push for Luxembourgish at EU level
\n\n\nAn duerfir géif ech Iech haut froen, Här Premierminister: Wéi reagéiert Dir dorobber, dass d’Madamm Metsola gesot huet, den Här Kartheiser sollt Iech froen? Wéi reagéiert Der op déi Situatioun? A gesitt Dir vläicht awer eng Méiglechkeet, dass d’Regierung sech géif asetzen, fir Lëtzebuergesch als Sprooch och um EU-Niveau ze stäerken?
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And that is why I would ask you today, Prime Minister: how do you react to Mrs Metsola saying that Mr Kartheiser should ask you? How do you react to that situation? And do you perhaps see a possibility for the government to work to strengthen Luxembourgish as a language at EU level too?
\n\n3 December 2025 — predicting that the reform will push German out in the long run
\n\n\nMir sinn och der Meenung, dass dat hei laangfristeg wäert derzou féieren, dass d’Däitscht ëmmer méi wäert verschwannen.
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We are also of the opinion that in the long run this will lead to German disappearing more and more.
\n\n17 June 2026 — citing a teachers' survey figure on Luxembourgish levels
\n\n\n88,9 % vun de Proffe soen, dass den Niveau vum Lëtzebuergeschen an den ëffentlechen europäesche Schoulen net erreecht gëtt, deen uviséiert ass.
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88.9 % of the teachers say that the level of Luxembourgish targeted in the public European schools is not reached.
\n\n22 January 2025 — warning that violence awareness lessons must be age-appropriate
\n\n\nEt ass ganz wichteg, dass, wann esou Saache gemaach ginn, se wierklech altersgerecht gemaach ginn, wat natierlech och schwiereg ass, well déi eng Kanner sinn natierlech schonn an esou Saache méi wäit wéi anerer.
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It is very important that, if such things are done, they are really done in an age-appropriate way, which is of course also difficult, because some children are further on in such matters than others.
\n\n8 July 2025 — arguing that state institutions, the Chamber included, should stay neutral
\n\n\nMir denken als ADR, datt d’Chamber eng wichteg Institutioun vum Staat ass an datt staatlech Institutioune vun hire Gebailechkeeten an iwwerhaapt vun hirer Funktioun hier sollten neutral sinn.
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We as the ADR think that the Chamber is an important institution of the state and that state institutions should be neutral, in their buildings and in their function generally.
\n\n17 December 2025 — arguing that quotas stigmatise the people appointed under them
\n\n\nDa kënnt nach dobäi, dass deem dann natierlech de Ruff nohallt vu „Quotemann“ oder „Quotefra“, wat jo erëm am Fong d’Stigmatiséierung just verschäerft.
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On top of that, the person is of course followed by the reputation of a \"quota man\" or \"quota woman\", which in fact only sharpens the stigmatisation.
\n\n16 June 2026 — criticising the amendment as purely symbolic
\n\n\nD’Detailer sinn am Gesetz gereegelt an net an der Verfassung. Ergo ass dat heiten näischt aneres wéi Symbolpolitick, lénks Symbolpolitick.
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The details are regulated in the law and not in the Constitution. So this is nothing other than symbolic politics, left-wing symbolic politics.
\n\n24 June 2025 — supporting the demand for statistics on violence in schools
\n\n\nEch mengen, dass et, fir Phenomeener ze bekämpfen, effektiv ganz wichteg ass, dass een och d’Statistiken huet, déi dee Phenomeen betreffen.
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I think that in order to fight such phenomena it is indeed very important to have the statistics that concern the phenomenon.
\n\n5 March 2026 — stating his own request for an analysis like the Norwegian one
\n\n\nA mir géifen eis hei wënschen, dass mer och zu Lëtzebuerg, genee wéi an Norwegen, eng Analys géife maachen.
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And we would wish that here in Luxembourg too, exactly as in Norway, we made an analysis.
\n\nOne recorded quote each, so these are single entries rather than timelines.
\n\n\nMir als ADR gleewen drun: Lëtzebuerg brauch aktuell keng weider Verhandlungsronnen, déi Méint daueren a vläicht wéineg bréngen. Mir brauchen eng Regierung, déi Verantwortung iwwerhëlt.
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We in the ADR believe this: Luxembourg does not currently need further rounds of negotiation that last months and may bring little. We need a government that takes responsibility.
\n\n\nEt ass awer och op der anerer Säit vläicht en negatiivt Zeechen, well et ass en Zeechen, dass iergendeppes awer schifleeft, well wann näischt géif schiflafen, da bréicht ee keng Geriichter an da bréicht ee manner Leit do amplaz méi Leit.
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On the other hand it is perhaps also a negative sign, because it is a sign that something is going wrong, since if nothing were going wrong you would need no courts and would need fewer people there instead of more.
\n\n\nEch wëll awer och direkt eppes soen, wat hei vergiess ginn ass: Et muss een och mënschewierdeg hei am Land kënne liewe mat enger Pensioun.
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But I also want to say straight away what has been forgotten here: you must also be able to live in dignity in this country on a pension.
\n\n\nEt freet ee sech awer och, ob dat duerno och ëmsetzbar ass.
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But you also ask yourself whether it can then actually be implemented.
\n\n\nEch denken haaptsächlech do un déi wirtschaftlech Bedenken, déi ee kann hunn: weider Reglementéierungen, weider Käschten.
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I am thinking mainly of the economic concerns one can have: more regulation, more costs.
\n\n\nMee ech mengen, mir sollen op jidde Fall ënnerstëtzen, dass et vill verschidde Meedie gëtt, an dann eeben och déi méiglech Pressehëllef breet asetzen, fir esou vill wéi méiglech Pluralismus eeben ze garantéieren.
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But I think we should in any case support having many different media, and therefore also use the possible press aid broadly, in order to guarantee as much pluralism as possible.
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