Bill 8068 (\"Armée lux. loi RICO\"). The Chamber debated it on 17 December 2025, 5 March 2026 and voted on 5 March 2026.
\nSittings: Sitting of 17 December 2025, Sitting of 17 December 2025, Sitting of 5 March 2026, Sitting of 5 March 2026
\nThe budget debate on projet de loi 8600 covered defence spending, which reaches 2 % of gross national income in 2026, the NATO commitment to 5 % by 2035, the planned defence bonds and army bill 8068, and the criticism that the path to 5 % is not costed in the multi-year plan.
\nGilles Roth, Ministre des Finances, stating the defence spending figure for 2026:
\n\n\n2 % vun eisem nationale Wirtschaftswuesstum fléissen 2026 an eisen Effort de défense: Stand haut ronn 1,3 Milliarden Euro, plus 500 Milliounen Euro am Verglach zum Budget 2025.
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2 % of our national economic growth flows into our defence effort in 2026: as of today about 1.3 billion euros, 500 million euros more than in the 2025 budget.
\nSitting of 17 December 2025, Gilles Roth
\nLaurent Zeimet (CSV), stating his assessment of the security threat:
\n\n\nDen Ugrëffskrich vu Russland géint d’Ukrain ass déi gréisste Sécherheetsbedroung zanter dem Zweete Weltkrich.
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Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine is the greatest security threat since the Second World War.
\nSitting of 17 December 2025, Laurent Zeimet, CSV
\nGilles Baum (DP), 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.
\nSitting of 17 December 2025, Gilles Baum, DP
\n5 March 2026 — Premier vote constitutionnel.
\n| Party | For | Against | Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSV | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| DP | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| LSAP | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| ADR | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| déi gréng | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Piraten | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| déi Lénk | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 60 | 0 | 0 |
2 further votes, one row each. The party columns show how many deputies voted each way.
\n| Vote | Date | For | Against | Abstain | Parties against or abstaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM 1 - PL 8068 - Armée lux. loi RICO | 5 March 2026 | 25 | 35 | 0 | CSV, DP against |
| AM 2 - PL 8068 - Armée lux. loi RICO | 5 March 2026 | 25 | 35 | 0 | CSV, DP against |
No deputy voted against the majority of their party in any of these votes.
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