Jeff Engelen was a member of the Chamber of Deputies for ADR, from 23 November 2023 until 18 November 2025.
\nSpoke on bills: PL8053, PL8200, PL8224, PL8225, PL8251, PL8262, PL8263, PL8264, PL8266, PL8314, PL8320, PL8322, PL8323, PL8332, PL8347, PL8365, PL8405, PL8411, PL8448, PL8494, PL8517, PL8525.
\n14 March 2024 — warning against a radical climate turn without weighing the economic and social consequences
\n\n\nMee wat wierklech geféierlech ass fir eis Gesellschaft, ass, eng radikal Wend ze maachen, ouni vill nozedenken iwwert déi wirtschaftlech a sozial Konsequenzen.
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But what is really dangerous for our society is to make a radical turn without thinking much about the economic and social consequences.
\n\n22 October 2024 — criticising the delay in paying out the aid
\n\n\nEt ass gutt a schéin, wa mer hei esou Bäihëllefen accordéieren, mee wa se bei de Leit ze spéit ukommen, dann hu mer näischt geschafft.
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It is all well and good if we grant such aid here, but if it reaches people too late, then we have achieved nothing.
\n\n22 January 2025 — proposing that the format of the COP conferences be changed
\n\n\nAn ech mengen, mir mussen eis mol do Gedanke maachen, wéi mer déi ganz Konferenzen do anescht gestalten, well déi Formel, wéi mer se bis elo kennen, féiert net zum Erfolleg.
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And I think we must consider how we organise these conferences differently, because the formula as we know it until now does not lead to success.
\n\n29 October 2025 — proposing that Luxembourg spend its money differently instead of buying CO2 certificates
\n\n\nAmplaz datt Lëtzebuerg deier CO2-Zertifikater keeft, déi wéineg Auswierkungen op de Klima hunn, sollt Lëtzebuerg vläicht déi Sue méi sënnvoll notzen.
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Instead of Luxembourg buying expensive CO2 certificates that have little effect on the climate, Luxembourg should perhaps use that money more sensibly.
\n\n15 May 2024 — stating why the military infrastructure must be modernised
\n\n\nMir mussen déi moderniséieren, och fir der NATO an hiren Norme gerecht ze ginn.
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We have to modernise them, also to meet NATO and its standards.
\n\n16 May 2024 — arguing that the country needs adapted military infrastructure to meet NATO standards
\n\n\nFir den Ufuerderunge vun eiser Zäit gerecht ze ginn, speziell an der Arméi, an och, fir den Norme vun der NATO ze entspriechen, brauche mer hei am Land militäresch Infrastrukturen, déi ugepasst sinn, déi d’Sécherheetsnormen erfëllen.
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To meet the demands of our time, especially in the army, and also to comply with NATO standards, we need adapted military infrastructure in this country that meets the safety norms.
\n\n1 February 2024 — backing further tram expansion
\n\n\nEt ass wichteg, datt mer den Tram ausbauen, well ech mengen, wa mer stoe bleiwen, wou en elo steet, da gi mer zréck.
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It is important that we expand the tram, because I think if we stop where it now stands, we go backwards.
\n\n10 October 2024 — stating that his group has long demanded the change and supports the bill
\n\n\nDat ass eng Fuerderung, déi mir scho laang Jore gestallt hunn, an duerfir kënne mer hei och den Accord gi vun eiser Fraktioun zu dësem Projet.
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That is a demand we have made for many years, and that is why our group can give its agreement to this bill.
\n\n10 December 2024 — stating the share of the port of Mertert's activity that is oil
\n\n\nEt muss een awer elo vläicht am virauser wëssen, datt 50 %, oder iwwer 50 % vun de Geschäftstätegkeeten, déi um Mäerterter Hafen ofgewéckelt ginn, Pëtrol oder Äerdueleg sinn, wa meng Informatioune richteg sinn.
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You should perhaps know beforehand that 50%, or over 50%, of the business handled at the port of Mertert is petrol or crude oil, if my information is correct.
\n\n30 October 2025 — asking the government for a study on building a second railway track in the north
\n\n\nAn ech mengen, duerfir géife mir emol d’Regierung froen, esou séier wéi méiglech eng Etüd ze maachen, fir eng zweet Gleisspuer am Norden ze realiséieren, sief dat nieft der aktueller Linn oder niewendrun.
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And therefore I think we would ask the government to carry out a study as soon as possible on building a second track in the north, whether beside the current line or next to it.
\n\n21 November 2024 — calling for a broader base of agricultural production
\n\n\nTrotzdeem ass et wichteg, datt mer eis landwirtschaftlech Produktioun och an der Zukunft méi breet opstellen.
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Nevertheless it is important that we place our agricultural production on a broader base in the future too.
\n\n4 December 2024 — arguing the Chamber should wait for the running studies before acting
\n\n\nEiser Meenung no sollt een ofwaarden, wat do erauskënnt, an duerno dann eng Analys maachen an dann duerno eng Etapp méi wäit goen.
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In our view, one should wait for what comes out of that, then make an analysis, and only then go a step further.
\n\n16 January 2024 — recalling his party's earlier proposal for the date of the holiday
\n\n\nWéi deemools de Feierdag agefouert ginn ass, do hu mir virgeschloen, mir sollten et den 10. Oktober maachen.
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When the public holiday was introduced back then, we proposed that we should make it 10 October.
\n\n4 March 2025 — pointing out that the participation rules only cover larger companies
\n\n\nWéi d’Chambre des Salariés et scho formuléiert huet, wëll ech drop hiweisen, dass dëst nëmme fir gréisser Entreprisë geduecht ass.
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As the Chamber of Employees has already put it, I want to point out that this is intended only for larger companies.
\n\n15 May 2024 — arguing from the value of past investment in the reservoir
\n\n\nStellt Iech emol vir, mir hätten all déi Joren net an dee Stauséi investéiert.
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Just imagine if we had not invested in that reservoir all those years.
\n\n18 March 2025 — stating that Luxembourg has too little data on PFAS
\n\n\nWat déi sougenannte PFAS ugeet, muss ee wëssen, datt mir zu Lëtzebuerg nach net iwwer allze vill Date verfügen.
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As regards the so-called PFAS, you have to know that we in Luxembourg do not yet have very much data.
\n\n26 June 2025 — citing a figure, given by the planning minister in 2013, for the land consumed each year in Luxembourg
\n\n\nAll Joer gëtt zu Lëtzebuerg eng Fläch verbraucht, déi ronn 240 Foussballfelder entsprécht.
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Every year in Luxembourg an area equal to about 240 football pitches is used up.
\n\n15 May 2024 — stating a fact about the lack of such accommodation since 2004
\n\n\nMee et muss een awer och soen, datt zanter 2004 keng esou eng Offerte méi hei an dësem Raum war.
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But it also has to be said that since 2004 there has been no such offer in this area.
\n\n12 December 2024 — proposing a transversal road between Fridhaff and Feelen
\n\n\nEiser Meenung no wier do eng Transversale, esou wéi mer se zu Clierf elo gebaut hunn, tëscht dem Fridhaff a Feelen déi besser Variant an déi géif all déi beschriwwe Problemer léisen.
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In our view a transversal road between the Fridhaff and Feelen, like the one we have now built at Clervaux, would be the better option and would solve all the problems described.
\n\nOne recorded quote each, so these are single entries rather than timelines.
\n\n\nMir soe ganz kloer Jo zu enger Schoul, mee zu enger Europaschoul soe mer Nee, an duerfir wäerte mer eis enthalen.
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We say a very clear yes to a school, but to a European school we say no, and therefore we will abstain.
\n\n\nEch mengen, Netzkäschten huet ee jo eréischt, wann een eppes geliwwert kritt, net, wann een et fortschéckt.
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I think you only have network costs when something is delivered to you, not when you send it away.
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