Gilles Baum is a member of the Chamber of Deputies for DP in the Circonscription Est, with a mandate that started on 2023-11-21.
\n23 November 2023 — citing the rise in rents as evidence of a shortage of rental housing
\n\n\nD’Tatsaach, dass d’Loyeren an de leschte Méint därmoosse geklomme sinn, weist méi wéi genuch, wéi grouss d’Penurie bei de Locatiounswunnengen ass.
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The fact that rents have risen so much in recent months shows more than enough how big the shortage of rental housing is.
\n\n25 April 2024 — objecting that the state cannot raise the SNHBM's capital alone
\n\n\nMir kënnen net einfach eng Augmentation de capital maachen, mir hunn eng ganz Rei aner Partner dran.
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We cannot simply do a capital increase, we have a whole series of other partners in it.
\n\n17 December 2025 — welcoming the widening of the rent subsidy
\n\n\nDofir si mir als DP och houfreg, dass ab dem nächste Joer d’Subvention loyer nach méi Leit kann ënnerstëtzen, well se d’nächst Joer nach méi breet opgemaach gëtt.
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That is why we as the DP are also proud that from next year the rent subsidy can support even more people, because it is being opened up more widely next year.
\n\n20 May 2026 — stating that housing is and remains the biggest problem for many people, as the polls show
\n\n\nDe gréisste Problem fir vill Leit hei am Land, an dat weisen all d’Sondagen, dat weisen d’Sondagë reegelméisseg, ass a bleift de Logement.
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The biggest problem for many people in this country, and all the polls show this, the polls show it regularly, is and remains housing.
\n\n23 November 2023 — asking that the wording of the resolution on public committee meetings be clarified first
\n\n\nEch mengen, dass mer wierklech an der Conférence des Présidents mussen definéieren, wat „dossiers sensibles“ sinn.
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I think we really have to define in the Conference of Presidents what \"sensitive files\" are.
\n\n13 June 2024 — supporting the exit-poll resolution
\n\n\nMee dat hei ass eppes, wat mer effektiv sollte maachen. A wann aner Länner et maachen, firwat net och mir?
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But this is something we should indeed do. And if other countries do it, why not us too?
\n\n30 April 2025 — criticising the wording of the resolution that was tabled
\n\n\nDorobberhin ass eng Resolutioun agereecht ginn, fir nach eng Kéier op dat selwecht Theema zréckzekommen, mat engem Wording, deen awer scho ganz muscléiert war an deen ech, ech muss soen, extreem, extreem diskutabel fannen.
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After that, a resolution was submitted to come back once more to the same subject, with a wording that was already very muscular and that I must say I find extremely, extremely questionable.
\n\n9 June 2026 — comparing the timetable with the 2023 asylum bill and noting no complaints were made then
\n\n\nAn deemools – an elo kënnt et! – gouf et keng Bemierkungen zu den ze kuerzen Delaien!
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And at that time - and here it comes - there were no comments about deadlines being too short.
\n\n23 November 2023 — arguing for the individualisation of income tax
\n\n\nMa et ass einfach net méi richteg, dass d’Aart a Weis, wéi d’Leit zesummeliewen, ob se gepacst sinn, ob se bestuet sinn, ob se als Koppel zesummeliewen, ob se vläicht de Partner verluer hunn, soll driwwer entscheeden, wéi d’Leit besteiert ginn.
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Well, it is simply no longer right that the way people live together, whether they are in a civil partnership, whether they are married, whether they live together as a couple, whether they may have lost their partner, should decide how people are taxed.
\n\n12 June 2024 — welcoming the announced one-point cut in corporate tax
\n\n\nMir begréissen dowéinst ausdrécklech d’Annonce, fir d’Kierperschaftssteier ëm 1 % ab dem nächste Joer erofzesetzen.
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We therefore expressly welcome the announcement to cut corporate tax by 1% from next year.
\n\n14 May 2025 — stating that tax law should not depend on family status
\n\n\nMir freeën eis dorop, well mer der Meenung sinn, dass et am Steierrecht muss egal sinn, wéi eng Famill zesummelieft, ob ee celibataire ass, ob ee bestuet ass, ob ee vläicht säi Partner verluer huet, ob ee gescheet ass.
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We look forward to it, because we take the view that in tax law it must not matter how a family lives together, whether one is single, married, has perhaps lost one's partner, or is divorced.
\n\n20 May 2026 — rejecting the motion's demands, in particular the added top tax brackets
\n\n\nEch muss Iech soen, meng Fraktioun ka sech an deene véier Invitten hei net erëmfannen, besonnesch den zweeten, well mer wierklech am Koalitiounsaccord net stoen hunn, dass mer géifen Tranchen uewe bäisetzen.
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I must tell you that my group cannot recognise itself in these four demands, in particular the second one, because the coalition agreement really does not say that we would add brackets at the top.
\n\n23 November 2023 — describing the planned overhaul of the school curriculum by 2026
\n\n\nBis 2026 soll dee komplett iwwerschafft ginn, fir de Kanner déi wichteg Zukunftskompetenze mat op de Wee ze ginn, wéi zum Beispill kritescht Denken, Kommunikatioun, Kreativitéit, Zesummeschaffen, awer och den Ëmgang mat den neien Technologien.
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By 2026 it is to be completely revised, in order to give children the important future skills, such as critical thinking, communication, creativity, working together, but also handling the new technologies.
\n\n24 April 2024 — stating the education share of state spending in 2024
\n\n\nDowéinst sinn 2024 net méi wéi 15 % vun den Depensen – dat sinn awer bal 4 Milliarden Euro – fir de Beräich vun der Bildung virgesinn.
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That is why in 2024 no more than 15% of spending, which is nevertheless almost 4 billion euros, is earmarked for education.
\n\n12 February 2026 — setting out what his own motion asks for in school infrastructure
\n\n\nDo sollen d’Sécherheet an och d’Intimitéit vun de Schüler garantéiert sinn an den Infrastrukturen, dat heescht an de Vestiären, an den Duschen an an de sanitären Anlagen.
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There the safety and also the privacy of pupils must be guaranteed in the infrastructure, that is in the changing rooms, in the showers and in the sanitary facilities.
\n\n20 May 2026 — arguing that many children fail in primary school because of a language barrier
\n\n\nMir kënnen net weider nokucken, wéi Joer fir Joer eng ganz Rei vu Kanner schonn an der Primärschoul d’Schlappe verléieren, net well se et net kënnen, net well se et net wëllen, mee well se un enger Sproochebarriär scheiteren.
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We cannot keep watching year after year as a whole set of children already fall behind in primary school, not because they cannot do it, not because they do not want to, but because they fail at a language barrier.
\n\n23 November 2023 — naming the obstacles to high-quality health care
\n\n\nLaang Waardezäiten oder laang Deplacementer fir d’Patienten, awer virun allem och den akute Manktem un Dokteren a Gesondheetspersonal stinn enger qualitativ héichwäerteger Gesondheetsversuergung am Wee.
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Long waiting times or long journeys for patients, but above all the acute shortage of doctors and health staff, stand in the way of high-quality health care.
\n\n24 April 2024 — naming the care professions among the shortage occupations listed by the employment agency
\n\n\nLaut der ADEM gehéieren zu de Métiers très en pénurie och ganz kloer d’Beruffer vun den Aide-soignanteën an den Infirmièren.
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According to ADEM, the professions of care assistants and nurses clearly belong to the occupations in severe shortage.
\n\n24 April 2024 — citing a study on how much of the health workforce will retire
\n\n\nDéi Etüd huet festgehalen, dass a 15 Joer d’Hallschecht vum Gesondheetspersonal wäert an der Pensioun sinn, also net méi aktiv sinn.
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That study established that in 15 years half of the health workforce will be retired, that is no longer active.
\n\n11 July 2024 — recommending his group support the motion
\n\n\nAn ech géif natierlech menge Kolleegen och proposéieren, dës Motioun matzedroen.
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And of course I would propose to my colleagues that they support this motion too.
\n\n24 April 2024 — stating the defence budget figure and the 2% target
\n\n\nDe Budget vun der Defense läit dëst Joer bei 696 Milliounen. Dat entsprécht 0,83 % vum PIB oder 1,3 % vum RNB. Eist Zil ass et, op déi 2 % vum RNB ze kommen.
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The defence budget stands at 696 million this year. That corresponds to 0.83% of GDP or 1.3% of GNI. Our goal is to reach 2% of GNI.
\n\n12 June 2024 — stating the figure for this year's military aid to Ukraine
\n\n\nDëst Joer huet eist Land fir d’éischte Kéier 70 Milliounen Euro militäresch Hëllef fir d’Ukrain deblockéiert.
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This year our country released 70 million euros of military aid for Ukraine for the first time.
\n\n17 December 2025 — restating the government decision to reach 5 % of gross national income by 2035
\n\n\nAn dofir huet eis Regierung decidéiert, datt och Lëtzebuerg bis 2035 déi 5 % vum RNB zu senger Verteidegung an zu der Sécherheet vum Land a vum europäesche Kontinent soll bäisteieren, och wann een 2029 wuel d’Resultater vun enger „mid-term review“ wäert consideréieren.
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And that is why our government decided that Luxembourg too should contribute 5 % of gross national income by 2035 to its defence and to the security of the country and of the European continent, even if in 2029 the results of a mid-term review will probably be considered.
\n\n20 May 2026 — committing his party to the defined defence financing trajectory up to 2029
\n\n\nMir bekennen eis dofir kloer zur definéierter Finanzéierungstrajectoire bis 2029, deem Joer, an deem d’NATO och d’„midterm review“ vun den nationalen Trajectoirë wäert maachen, déi déi Alliéiert a Richtung vum 5 %- respektiv 3,5 %-Zil bis 2035 ageschloen hunn.
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We therefore clearly commit ourselves to the defined financing trajectory up to 2029, the year in which NATO will carry out the midterm review of the national trajectories that the allies have set towards the 5 percent and 3.5 percent target by 2035.
\n\n18 December 2024 — endorsing the rapporteur's focus on artificial intelligence
\n\n\nD’Theema vun der Kënschtlecher Intelligenz wäert d’Zukunft matgestalten.
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The subject of artificial intelligence will help shape the future.
\n\n19 March 2025 — arguing that technological change makes long-range pension forecasts unreliable
\n\n\nMir hunn eng Welt, déi séier dréit, eng Welt, déi ëmmer séier dréit, eng Welt, déi méi digital gëtt, wou Beruffer wäerten ewechfalen, wou Beruffer wäerte bäikommen, wou de Mënsch wäert ersat ginn duerch Kënschtlech Intelligenz.
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We have a world that turns fast, a world that always turns fast, a world that is becoming more digital, where jobs will disappear, where jobs will be added, where humans will be replaced by artificial intelligence.
\n\n24 April 2024 — arguing that many households cannot pay for an energy renovation up front
\n\n\nJo, mir mussen d’Leit alleguer mat op de Wee vun der Transitioun huelen. Mee net all Mënsch kann 20.000 oder 30.000 Euro fir déi energeetesch Sanéierung vu sengem Haus op den Dësch leeën!
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Yes, we must take everybody along on the road of the transition. But not everyone can put 20,000 or 30,000 euros on the table for the energy renovation of their house!
\n\n14 May 2025 — criticising the length of wind turbine authorisation procedures
\n\n\nEt kann net sinn, dass Projete vu Wandmille jorelaang daueren, well se an onklore Prozeduren hänke bleiwen.
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It cannot be that wind turbine projects take years because they get stuck in unclear procedures.
\n\n23 November 2023 — stating a figure on the staffing of the social offices under the last government
\n\n\nFir Mënsche mat besonnesch niddregem Akommes nach besser ze ënnerstëtzen, goufen zousätzlech d’Offices sociaux mat 50 % méi Personal opgestockt.
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To support people with particularly low incomes even better, the social offices were additionally increased by 50 % more staff.
\n\n12 June 2024 — recommending that his group vote against the anti-poverty motion
\n\n\nAn déi Fro stellen ech haut net, mee ech proposéiere menger Fraktioun, déi Motioun hei net matzedroen.
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And I am not asking that question today, but I propose to my group that we do not support this motion.
\n\n19 March 2025 — arguing for targeted social measures instead of a general increase of the minimum pension
\n\n\nMir sollten eng selektiv Sozialpolitick maachen, déi do ukënnt, wou d’Leit se och brauchen.
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We should make a selective social policy that arrives where people actually need it.
\n\n21 May 2026 — proposing that his group not support the motion
\n\n\nAn dofir géif ech menger Fraktioun proposéieren, an dësem Fall déi Motioun hei och net matzedroen, well et wierklech Saache sinn, déi entweeder schonn ëmgesat sinn oder amgaange sinn.
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And therefore I would propose to my group not to support this motion in this case, because these are really things that are either already implemented or under way.
\n\n14 May 2025 — stating his party's demand for flexible working time models
\n\n\nMir wëlle flexibel Aarbechtszäitmodeller, déi d’Work-Life-Balance verbesseren – mam Accord vum Salarié a vum Employeur.
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We want flexible working time models that improve the work-life balance, with the agreement of the employee and of the employer.
\n\n10 July 2025 — giving his group's confidence to the government for the coming negotiations
\n\n\nD’DP-Fraktioun huet vollt Vertrauen an eis Regierung a stäipt hir och de Réck fir déi kommend Wochen a Méint, an och doriwwer eraus.
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The DP group has full confidence in our government and backs it for the coming weeks and months, and beyond.
\n\nOne recorded quote each, so these are single entries rather than timelines.
\n\n\nFir eis als DP stellt de Kampf géint de Klimawandel déi nächst Jore ganz, ganz kloer eng absolutt Prioritéit duer.
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For us as the DP, the fight against climate change is very, very clearly an absolute priority for the coming years.
\n\n\nDofir ass et wichteg, elo ze handelen a mat klengen, virsiichtege Schrëtt eise System ofzesécheren an dann ëmmer erëm a reegelméissegen Ofstänn ze analyséieren.
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That is why it is important to act now, to secure our system with small, careful steps and then to analyse it again at regular intervals.
\n\n\nJo, d’Kafkraaft stäerken, dat war fir d’Regierung kee Walslogan, mee Realpolitick, déi mir an de leschte Joren och ëmgesat hunn, zum Beispill wéi mer 2025 d’Steiertabell ëm 2,5 Indextranchë berengegt hunn.
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Yes, strengthening purchasing power was no election slogan for the government but real policy that we implemented in recent years, for example when in 2025 we adjusted the tax table by 2.5 index brackets.
\n\n\nJo, d’Simplificatioun administrative ass eppes, vun deem ech mengen, dass et jiddwerengem heibanne wichteg ass.
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Yes, administrative simplification is something that I think is important to everyone in here.
\n\n\nDe Staatsdefizit louch 2023 den aktuellen Zuele vum Statec no bei ongeféier 2,3 %. An den Defizit am Zentralstaat soll och bei 2,3 % bleiwen.
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According to the current Statec figures the state deficit stood at about 2.3% in 2023. And the central government deficit is to stay at 2.3% too.
\n\n\nMir hunn dräi Sproochen an der Verfassung. Dat hunn ech jo gesot.
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We have three languages in the Constitution. That is what I said.
\n\n\nAn ech wollt proposéieren, dass mer hei géifen de véierte Punkt bei „décide“ eraushuelen.
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And I wanted to propose that we take out the fourth point under décide here.
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