Gusty Graas is a member of the Chamber of Deputies for DP in the Circonscription Sud, with a mandate that started on 2023-10-24.
\n16 January 2024 — reporting as rapporteur what the Chamber is voting on
\n\n\nHaut stëmme mer zwee Accorden. Deen een ass mat Frankräich, deen aneren ass mat Litauen.
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Today we are voting on two agreements. One is with France, the other is with Lithuania.
\n\n14 November 2024 — stating that the election was accompanied by repression
\n\n\nDéi Wale waren natierlech och begleet vun enger ganzer Rei vu Repressiounen.
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Those elections were of course also accompanied by a whole series of acts of repression.
\n\n26 June 2025 — explaining as rapporteur why the accord is urgent
\n\n\nMee aus dem ganz einfache Grond, well deen Accord hei ausschlaggeebend ass, fir eng Zesummenaarbecht mat der Schwäizer Arméi ze garantéieren.
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But for the very simple reason that this accord is decisive for guaranteeing cooperation with the Swiss army.
\n\n18 March 2026 — concluding that Europeans must not accept the American change of course in silence
\n\n\nJiddefalls, als Konklusioun muss ee ganz kloer hei soen: Déi drastesch Kursännerung, déi mer de Moment erkennen, déi kënne mer als Europäer esou net stillschweigend hinhuelen.
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In conclusion, one must say very clearly: as Europeans we cannot silently accept the drastic change of course that we see at the moment.
\n\n20 November 2024 — regretting the amount of money that has to go into armaments
\n\n\nJo, et deet engem leed, ech soen et ganz éierlech, datt mer esou vill Geld mussen an d’Rüstung stiechen.
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Yes, it is regrettable, I say it quite honestly, that we have to put so much money into armaments.
\n\n15 May 2025 — stating that Europe can no longer rely on the United States as it used to
\n\n\nMir kënnen eis als Europa net méi esou op d’USA als Alliéierte verloossen, wéi dat an all deene Joerzéngten de Fall war.
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As Europe we can no longer rely on the USA as an ally the way we did in all those decades.
\n\n29 October 2025 — calling for European defence autonomy from the United States
\n\n\nNet nëmmen op deem Gebitt, och op anerem Gebitt, mee et ass wichteg, datt d’Europäesch Unioun sech och a Verdeedegungsfroe méi vun den USA emanzipéiere kann.
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Not only in that field, in other fields too, but it is important that the European Union can emancipate itself more from the USA in defence matters as well.
\n\n18 March 2026 — stating that the American strategy contains nothing new on defence policy
\n\n\nWat d’Verdeedegungspolitick ubelaangt, ech mengen, do ass keen neie Moment agetrueden.
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As far as defence policy is concerned, I think nothing new has appeared there.
\n\n15 May 2024 — stating his party's support for the bill
\n\n\nAn deem Sënn awer, wéi gesot, sti mir als Demokratesch Partei selbstverständlech hannert deem Gesetz hei a wäerten et och matstëmmen.
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In that sense, as I said, we as the Democratic Party of course stand behind this law and will vote for it.
\n\n9 June 2026 — stating his party's position on asylum policy
\n\n\nFir eis als Demokratesch Partei ass Asylpolitick kee populistescht Schlagwuert.
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For us as the Democratic Party, asylum policy is not a populist slogan.
\n\n25 April 2024 — stating his party's opposition to ending unanimity on tax at EU level
\n\n\nAn ech kann Iech elo scho vorab soen, datt d’Demokratesch Partei dergéint ass, datt den Eestëmmegkeetsprinzipp, wat fiskal Froen ubelaangt, um europäeschen Niveau soll opgehuewe ginn.
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And I can tell you already in advance that the Democratic Party is against the principle of unanimity in tax matters being abolished at European level.
\n\n10 December 2024 — stating that communication between the German and Luxembourg governments was not optimal
\n\n\nRichteg ass och, datt déi Kommunikatioun zwëschent der däitscher Regierung an der Lëtzebuerger Regierung vläicht dann awer net grad optimal gelaf ass.
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It is also true that communication between the German government and the Luxembourg government was perhaps not exactly optimal.
\n\n13 February 2025 — arguing against a court action
\n\n\nMee et wier fir eist Land, mengen ech, net vu Virdeel, wann een elo géing direkt op de Wee goe vu geriichtlechen Approchen.
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But it would not be to our country's advantage, I think, to go straight down the road of court action now.
\n\n21 May 2026 — citing a 2023 Eurobarometer figure on the weight of the ecological footprint in buying choices
\n\n\nDeemools haten 73 % vun de Befrote gesot, datt den ekologesche Foussofdrock fir si ganz wichteg wär beim Choix vum Produit.
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At the time 73% of those surveyed said that the ecological footprint was very important to them when choosing a product.
\n\n2 May 2024 — stating his own party's position on article 32 of the army law
\n\n\nMir bleiwen derbäi: Mir stinn zum Artikel 32 am Gesetz vun der Arméi a mir soen awer genausou gutt direkt hannendrun, datt den Accord salarial vum 9. Dezember 2022 a senger Integralitéit och muss respektéiert ginn.
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We stay with it: we stand by article 32 in the army law, and we say just as readily right after it that the salary accord of 9 December 2022 must also be respected in its entirety.
\n\n11 July 2024 — underlining the importance of the professional chambers
\n\n\nEch mengen, datt d’Wichtegkeet vun de Beruffskummeren nach eng Kéier soll hei ënnerstrach ginn.
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I think the importance of the professional chambers should be underlined here once again.
\n\n13 February 2025 — stating his party's position on harassment
\n\n\nOp jidde Fall ass et fir eis als Demokratesch Partei kloer: Egal ënnert wat fir enger Form, den Harcèlement ass net akzeptabel.
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In any case it is clear for us as the Democratic Party: in whatever form, harassment is not acceptable.
\n\n29 April 2026 — warning that the shorter waiting period narrows the gap between employees and civil servants
\n\n\nWa mer elo vu 15 op 10 Joer erofginn, da muss een och bedenken, datt deen Ecart zwëschent Employé a Fonctionnaire ëmmer méi kleng gëtt.
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If we now go down from 15 to 10 years, we must also consider that the gap between employee and civil servant is becoming ever smaller.
\n\n14 November 2024 — stating his party's position that recognition should come one day but not now
\n\n\nD’Demokratesch Partei ass net opposéiert, datt den Dag soll kommen, wou Palästina als onofhängege Staat unerkannt gëtt, mee d’Ramebedingungen zu dësem Zäitpunkt stëmmen net.
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The Democratic Party is not opposed to the day coming when Palestine is recognised as an independent state, but the framework conditions at this moment are not right.
\n\n14 May 2025 — announcing what the speaker will recommend his group does in the vote
\n\n\nAn duerfir géif ech menger Fraktioun proposéieren, wa mer elo da missten iwwert déi heite Motioun ofstëmmen, datt mir dann dergéint stëmmen.
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And so I would propose to my group that if we now have to vote on this motion, we then vote against it.
\n\n26 June 2025 — making his group's support conditional on two amendments to the motion
\n\n\nWann déi zwou Modifikatioune géingen op Är Zoustëmmung treffen, da kéinte mir dermat liewen, mee wéi gesot, do musst Dir fir d’éischt Iech derzou ausdrécken.
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If those two modifications meet your agreement, then we could live with it, but as I said, you first have to say what you think about it.
\n\n29 October 2025 — stating that the Gaza ceasefire is fragile
\n\n\nD’Wafferou an der Gazasträif ass fragill, an net méi spéit wéi gëschter Owend si mer dat gewuer ginn.
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The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is fragile, and we learned that no later than yesterday evening.
\n\n19 March 2024 — proposing that the Chamber condemn the conduct of the elections
\n\n\nDuerfir mengen ech, datt et wichteg ass, datt och mir als Chamber hei en Zeeche setzen, datt mir ganz kloer déi Walen esou, wéi se ofgelaf sinn, condamnéieren.
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That is why I think it is important that we too, as the Chamber, set a sign here, that we very clearly condemn these elections as they were run.
\n\n20 November 2024 — calling the western response to the 2014 annexation of Crimea a mistake
\n\n\nHaut regrettéiere mer och, datt mer 2014 no der illegaler Annexioun vun der Krim net esou reagéiert hunn, wéi mer vläicht hätte solle reagéieren.
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Today we also regret that after the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 we did not react the way we perhaps should have reacted.
\n\n23 January 2025 — presenting the resolution's condemnation of human rights violations in Crimea
\n\n\nMir géifen natierlech nach wie vor déi Violatioun vun de Mënscherechter duerch d’Autoritéiten aus Russland op der Hallefinsel Krim condamnéieren.
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We would of course still condemn the violation of human rights by the Russian authorities on the Crimean peninsula.
\n\n29 October 2025 — supporting continued Luxembourg aid to Ukraine
\n\n\nLëtzebuerg huet der Ukrain bis elo eng effikass Hëllef geleescht, an dat ass och richteg esou, an dat muss och an Zukunft sinn.
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Luxembourg has given Ukraine effective help so far, and that is right, and it must stay so in future.
\n\n12 February 2025 — declaring his party's support for the minister's cooperation policy
\n\n\nJiddefalls, d’Demokratesch Partei, Här Minister, steet hannert Ärer Politick.
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In any case, Minister, the Democratic Party stands behind your policy.
\n\n19 March 2026 — welcoming that the government keeps the target of spending 1 % of gross national income on cooperation and humanitarian aid
\n\n\nMir begréissen als DP natierlech, datt um Zil, 1 % vun eisem RNB an d’Kooperatiounspolitick an déi humanitär Hëllef ze investéieren, festgehale gëtt.
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As the DP we of course welcome that the target of investing 1 % of our gross national income in cooperation policy and humanitarian aid is being kept.
\n\n15 May 2024 — stating that demand for drinking water keeps rising
\n\n\nDat bréngt natierlech mat sech, datt d’Demande no Drénkwaasser nach wie vor an d’Luucht geet.
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That naturally means that demand for drinking water keeps going up.
\n\n30 April 2026 — warning against blaming agriculture alone for water pollution
\n\n\nEch wëll awer och betounen, datt et falsch ass, pauschal ëmmer der Landwirtschaft eleng d’Schold ze ginn.
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But I also want to stress that it is wrong always to blame agriculture alone across the board.
\n\n5 December 2024 — stating his party's support for the bill despite the concerns about data misuse he raised
\n\n\nOnofhängeg, wéi gesot, vun deene puer Iwwerleeungen, déi ech aus Siicht vu menger Partei hei wollt awer maachen, sti mir awer selbstverständlech hannert deem Projet de loi.
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Independently of the few considerations I wanted to make here from my party's point of view, we of course stand behind this bill.
\n\n24 June 2025 — concluding that the bill removes an injustice
\n\n\nEch mengen, hei gëtt eng Ongerechtegkeet aus der Welt geschaf.
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I think an injustice is being removed here.
\n\n29 April 2026 — urging caution about reducing the language requirements for state staff
\n\n\nDowéinst musse mer hei awer och virsiichteg sinn, datt mer déi Compétences linguistiques net ze vill reduzéieren.
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That is why we must be careful here not to reduce the language requirements too much.
\n\n29 April 2026 — conceding that artificial intelligence can gradually take over written-language tasks
\n\n\nEch verstinn engersäits, wat d’Compétences rédactionnelles ubelaangt, datt déi natierlech lues a lues och kënnen duerch KI ersat ginn.
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On the one hand I understand that, as far as writing skills are concerned, these can of course gradually be replaced by AI.
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\n\n\nMir sollten eis iwwert déi Diaspora, déi jo dann net onbedeitend ass, am Fong méi Gedanke maachen.
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We should really think more about that diaspora, which is not insignificant.
\n\n\nDe Klimawiessel, och wann eenzel Leit dat nach ëmmer net wëlle gären héieren, ass déi gréissten Erausfuerderung vun eiser Gesellschaft!
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Climate change, even if some people still do not like to hear it, is the greatest challenge of our society!
\n\n\nEt däerf een net vergiessen, datt duerch d’Ofschafe vum Peage elo erwaart gëtt, datt de Schëffstransport op der Musel bis 2030 ëm 25 % wäert zouhuelen.
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One must not forget that, because of the abolition of the toll, shipping on the Moselle is now expected to grow by 25% by 2030.
\n\n\nEng Augmentatioun vum Punktwäert vun 2,5 % – 2 % réckwierkend, en hallwe Prozent d’nächst Joer – ass an dësen Zäiten awer jiddefalls ganz akzeptabel, soudatt dat ouni Zweifel eis Zoustëmmung fënnt.
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A rise of the point value of 2.5% - 2% backdated, half a percent next year - is in any case quite acceptable in these times, so it has our approval without doubt.
\n\n\nEch mengen, mam Aféiere vun dem Äntwertrecht maache mer hei eng ganz wichteg Etapp.
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I think that with the introduction of the right of reply we take a very important step here.
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