{"id":"deputies/nathalie-morgenthaler","title":"Nathalie Morgenthaler","type":"deputy","party":"CSV","circonscription":"Circonscription Sud","html":"<p>Nathalie Morgenthaler is a member of the Chamber of Deputies for <a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fcsv\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/csv\">CSV</a> in the Circonscription Sud, with a mandate that started on 2023-11-21.</p>\n<h2>Asylum, migration and borders</h2>\n<p>20 January 2026 — stating the fall in the number of asylum applications between 2024 and 2025</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>D’Zuel vun den Asylanträg ass an deene leschten zwee Joer zréckgaange vun 2.020 am Joer 2024 op 1.768 am Joer 2025.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>The number of asylum applications has fallen over the last two years from 2,020 in 2024 to 1,768 in 2025.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2026-01-20-n121\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2026-01-20-n121\">Sitting of 20 January 2026</a></p>\n<p>20 January 2026 — asking the minister at what occupancy rate the criticised reception houses could be closed for good</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Ab wéi engem Auslaaschtungsgrad ass et méiglech, dës Haiser definitiv zouzemaachen?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>At what occupancy rate is it possible to close these houses for good?</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2026-01-20-n121\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2026-01-20-n121\">Sitting of 20 January 2026</a></p>\n<h2>Poverty and social benefits</h2>\n<p>3 December 2024 — asking the minister whether the child benefit increments will change</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Kann de Minister bestätegen, dass et zu Ännerunge bei de Majoratioune kënnt? Gëtt et schonn Detailer zu den neie Beträg?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>Can the minister confirm that there will be changes to the increments? Are there already details on the new amounts?</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-12-03-n048\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-12-03-n048\">Sitting of 3 December 2024</a></p>\n<p>4 December 2024 — stating what the extended energy aid does for residents of care structures</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Mat dëse Moossname limitéiere mer d’Auswierkunge vun de schwankenden Energiepräisser op d’Bewunnerinnen an d’Bewunner vun dëse Strukturen.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>With these measures we limit the effects of fluctuating energy prices on the residents of these structures.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-12-04-n049\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-12-04-n049\">Sitting of 4 December 2024</a></p>\n<p>29 April 2025 — stating the role of the Fonds national de solidarité in social policy</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Mir wëssen all, dass den FNS, deen 1960 gegrënnt gouf, eng wichteg Roll an eiser Sozialpolitick spillt.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>We all know that the FNS, which was founded in 1960, plays an important role in our social policy.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-04-29-n078\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-04-29-n078\">Sitting of 29 April 2025</a></p>\n<p>9 July 2025 — stating a figure for the poverty risk of people over 65 in Luxembourg</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Zu Lëtzebuerg sinn 11,3 % vun de Leit iwwer 65 Joer dem Aarmutsrisiko ausgesat.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>In Luxembourg 11.3% of people over 65 are exposed to the risk of poverty.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-07-09-n093\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-07-09-n093\">Sitting of 9 July 2025</a></p>\n<h2>Public service and administration</h2>\n<p>3 December 2024 — stating that public actors still know too little about the Ombudsman's role</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Leider ass et esou, dass nach ëmmer ze vill ëffentlech Acteuren an Actricen nëmmen eng limitéiert Kenntnis vun der Roll, den Zoustännegkeeten an den Interventiounsméiglechkeete vum Ombudsman hunn.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>Unfortunately, it is still the case that too many public actors have only a limited knowledge of the Ombudsman's role, powers and possibilities of intervention.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-12-03-n048\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-12-03-n048\">Sitting of 3 December 2024</a></p>\n<p>4 December 2025 — drawing the lesson from the number of complaints recorded in the report</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>D’Léier aus den 1.455 Reklamatioune vum leschte Joer ass: Informatioun, Motivatioun vun Entscheedungen an termingerecht Reaktioune bleiwe weiderhi vital.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>The lesson from last year's 1,455 complaints is: information, reasoning of decisions and timely responses remain vital.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-12-04-n115\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-12-04-n115\">Sitting of 4 December 2025</a></p>\n<h2>Gender equality and women’s rights</h2>\n<p>13 June 2024 — agreeing with the previous speakers and trusting the government to find new wording</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>An ech stëmme menge Virriednerinnen zou an ech sinn och zouversiichtlech, dass d’Regierung do déi richteg Formulatioun wäert fannen.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>And I agree with the previous speakers and I am also confident that the government will find the right wording there.</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>21 January 2025 — stating a figure on the perpetrators in police interventions in 2023</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Bei den 1.057 Policeinterventiounen aus dem Joer 2023 waren a 67 % vun de Fäll d’Täter Männer.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>In the 1,057 police interventions in 2023, the perpetrators were men in 67 % of cases.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-01-21-n059\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-01-21-n059\">Sitting of 21 January 2025</a></p>\n<p>15 October 2025 — rejecting the claim that the resolution is a witch hunt and stating what it confirms</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Et geet guer net ëm eng Hetzjuegd. Hei geet et drëms, dat ze bestäerken, wat mer fréier schonn a Resolutiounen an a Motiounen hei an der Chamber matgedroen hunn.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>This is not about a witch hunt at all. It is about reinforcing what we have already supported here in the Chamber in earlier resolutions and motions.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-10-15-n099\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-10-15-n099\">Sitting of 15 October 2025</a></p>\n<p>3 March 2026 — declaring her personal support for the constitutional amendment</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Ech wëll et kloer direkt soen: Jo, ech ënnerstëtzen dës Verfassungsännerung. Net aus enger politescher Iwwerleeung eraus, mee aus Mënschlechkeet, Vernonft an Iwwerzeegung.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>Let me say it clearly straight away: yes, I support this constitutional amendment. Not out of political calculation, but out of humanity, reason, and conviction.</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>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%2Fparliament-and-democracy\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/parliament-and-democracy\">Parliament, elections and democracy</a>, 19 December 2024, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-12-19-n057\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-12-19-n057\">Sitting of 19 December 2024</a></li>\n</ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Ech kann absolutt net mat deem Argument liewen, dass déi zwee Organer CET an OKaJu keng Politick dierfte maachen. Si maachen nëmmen hiren Job, well dat ass genee dat, wat hir Roll ass.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>I absolutely cannot live with the argument that the two bodies CET and OKaJu may not do politics. They only do their job, because that is exactly what their role is.</em></p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Flabour-law\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/labour-law\">Labour law and social dialogue</a>, 15 May 2025, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-05-15-n085\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-05-15-n085\">Sitting of 15 May 2025</a></li>\n</ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Nëmmen 32 % vun de Patronen a Patronnë proposéieren hirem Personal deementspriechend Formatiounen.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>Only 32% of employers offer their staff such training.</em></p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fpublic-finances\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/public-finances\">State budget and public finances</a>, 30 April 2025, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-04-30-n080\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-04-30-n080\">Sitting of 30 April 2025</a></li>\n</ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Sou hunn zënter 2021 manner wéi een Drëttel vun de Gemengen an de Fong abezuelt.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>So since 2021 fewer than a third of the municipalities have paid into the fund.</em></p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fsport\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/sport\">Sport</a>, 10 June 2025, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-06-10-n086\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-06-10-n086\">Sitting of 10 June 2025</a></li>\n</ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Et ass wichteg, eng Charte auszeschaffen, un déi sech d’Federatiounen an d’Veräiner mussen halen.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>It is important to draw up a charter that the federations and the clubs have to comply with.</em></p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fcaritas-affair\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/caritas-affair\">The Caritas fraud and state funding of NGOs</a>, 30 April 2026, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2026-04-30-n139\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2026-04-30-n139\">Sitting of 30 April 2026</a></li>\n</ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>An eebe well et dee Protocole d’entente gëtt a fir deenen Aarbechten an de Schlussfollgerungen do net virzegräifen, géif ech menger Fraktioun och virschloen, dës Motioun zu dësem Zäitpunkt nach net unzehuelen.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>Precisely because that protocol of agreement exists, and so as not to prejudge its work and conclusions, I would propose to my group not to adopt this motion at this point.</em></p>"}