Bill 8634 (\"Réforme des pensions\"). The Chamber debated and voted it on 18 December 2025.
\nSittings: Sitting of 18 December 2025, Sitting of 18 December 2025
\nThe pension reform bill 8634 was debated and voted, together with bill 8514 correcting unequal treatment between employees and the self-employed.
\nFrançoise Kemp (CSV), reporting the gap between the legal and the real retirement age:
\n\n\nZu Lëtzebuerg läit de legale Pensiounsalter zwar bei 65 Joer, mee an der Praxis ginn d’Leit am Duerchschnëtt scho mat 60,2 Joer an d’Pensioun.
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In Luxembourg the legal retirement age is indeed 65, but in practice people retire on average already at 60.2 years.
\nSitting of 18 December 2025, Françoise Kemp, CSV
\nGérard Schockmel (DP), reporting the yearly cost to the State of subsidising the pension schemes:
\n\n\nDe Staat kaschten dʼSubventioune vun eise verschiddene Pensiounssystemer dëst Joer 3,5 Milliarden Euro.
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The subsidies for our various pension schemes cost the State 3.5 billion euros this year.
\nSitting of 18 December 2025, Gérard Schockmel, DP
\nMars Di Bartolomeo (LSAP), attacking the government reform as a short-term patch:
\n\n\nAus der grouss ugeluechter Reform gouf eng Plooschter, e Rettungsreef, fir iwwert deen nächste Waltermin ze kommen.
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Out of the grandly announced reform came a sticking plaster, a life belt to get past the next election date.
\nSitting of 18 December 2025, Mars Di Bartolomeo, LSAP
\n18 December 2025 — Premier vote constitutionnel.
\n| Party | For | Against | Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSV | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| DP | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| LSAP | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| ADR | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| déi gréng | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Piraten | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| déi Lénk | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 25 | 0 |
Party splits: CSV, DP voted for; LSAP, ADR, déi gréng, Piraten, déi Lénk voted against.
\n1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL 8634 - Réforme des pensions (Amendement 1) | 18 December 2025 | 20 | 38 | 0 | CSV, DP, ADR against |
No deputy voted against the majority of their party in any of these votes.
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