Elisabeth Margue served in the government and held the portfolios of Justice, of Médias et de la Connectivité and of Relations avec le Parlement during the sittings recorded here.
\nSpoke on bills: PL7424, PL7869, PL7881, PL7882, PL7961, PL8053, PL8128, PL8199, PL8204, PL8225, PL8228, PL8287, PL8299, PL8316, PL8318, PL8325, PL8326, PL8381, PL8431, PL8433, PL8486, PL8488, PL8515, PL8555, PL8669, PL8695, PL8704.
\nSittings spoken in: 40.
\n11 December 2024 — reporting that a working group on the off-plan sales rules has been set up
\n\n\nA well déi am Justizministère ugesidelt ass, sinn ech en charge an ech hunn am Fong zesumme mam Här Meisch och decidéiert, e Groupe de Travail en place ze setzen, wou natierlech och eng Rei aner Ministèrë wäerte mat dru schaffen, dont notamment de Konsumenteschutz, well och e Volet Konsumenteschutz ganz kloer do dran ass.
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And because that legislation sits with the Ministry of Justice, I am in charge, and together with Mr Meisch I have decided to set up a working group, on which of course a number of other ministries will work too, including consumer protection, because there is clearly a consumer protection element in it.
\n\n19 December 2024 — the minister describing the new role given to the register operator
\n\n\nMir ginn dem LBR hei eng ganz aner Roll, fir eeben ze garantéieren, datt déi Donnéeën, déi um LBR zur Verfügung stinn, och fiabel sinn.
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We are giving the LBR a quite different role here, in order to guarantee that the data available at the LBR is reliable.
\n\n23 January 2025 — the minister stating that the bill transposes the directive and nothing more, using only the options that make the regime more flexible
\n\n\nEch wollt och kuerz drop insistéieren, datt mer de Prinzipp „la directive et rien que la directive“ hei applizéieren a just déi Optioune genotzt hunn, déi de Regimm méi flexibel maachen.
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I also wanted to insist briefly that we apply the principle of the directive and nothing but the directive here, and that we have used only the options that make the regime more flexible.
\n\n28 April 2026 — stating the aim of strengthening the flexibility and competitiveness of the financial centre
\n\n\nEt geet natierlech drëm, och d’Flexibilitéit an d’Kompetitivitéit vun der Lëtzebuerger Finanzplaz ze stäerken.
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Of course this is also about strengthening the flexibility and the competitiveness of the Luxembourg financial centre.
\n\n17 June 2026 — stating the purpose of the bill
\n\n\nEt ass e wichtege Projet, fir d’Recommandatioune vum GAFI, déi mer am Rapport 2023 kruten, ëmzesetzen, fir de Rapport de suivi, dee jo och geschwënn dû ass, ze preparéieren.
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It is an important bill in order to implement the FATF recommendations we received in the 2023 report and to prepare the follow-up report, which is due soon.
\n\n14 March 2024 — the minister correcting the claim in the Piraten request that a vote has already been taken at European level
\n\n\nEt war nämlech rieds an der Ufro vun de Piraten, datt schonn e Vott geholl gi wier um europäeschen Niveau. Deem ass nach net esou!
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The Piraten request said that a vote had already been taken at European level. That is not yet the case!
\n\n2 July 2024 — defending the need for means to take terrorist material down quickly
\n\n\nMee fir mech ass et awer wichteg, datt mer eis d’Moyene ginn, och hei kënnen terroristescht Material erofzehuelen, an dat och innerhalb vun – relativ – kierzter Zäit.
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But for me it is important that we give ourselves the means to take terrorist material down here too, and to do so within a relatively short time.
\n\n4 December 2025 — the minister stating the government's coverage target for 2030
\n\n\nMir hunn awer nach ëmmer ambitiéis Ziler. An déi sinn eeben, bis 2030 100 % vun de Foyeren ofzedecke mat engem schnellen Internet.
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But we still have ambitious targets. And they are to cover 100 % of households with fast internet by 2030.
\n\n21 January 2026 — the justice minister saying it matters to her to move something at national level if the European level does not advance
\n\n\nMee mir wëssen a mir sinn eis däers ganz bewosst, datt, wa mer op europäeschem Niveau net weiderkommen, et eis dann natierlech wichteg ass, och hei op nationalem Niveau eppes ze beweegen.
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But we know and we are well aware that, if we do not make progress at European level, it is of course important to us to move something at national level too.
\n\n11 February 2026 — stating coverage figures for 5G and high-capacity networks
\n\n\nMir hunn eng Connectivitéit vun 99,6 %, wat d’Couverture 5G ugeet, an eng Connectivitéit vu 95 %, wat Héichkapazitéit-Netzwierker ugeet.
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We have a connectivity of 99.6% as regards 5G coverage, and a connectivity of 95% as regards high-capacity networks.
\n\n11 February 2026 — stating that Luxembourg was first to table the AI Act implementation
\n\n\nDo ass et esou, datt mir hei zu Lëtzebuerg am Fong dat éischt Land waren, wat den AI Act, d’Ëmsetzung dovunner, deposéiert huet.
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There it is the case that we here in Luxembourg were in fact the first country to table the implementation of the AI Act.
\n\n30 January 2024 — stating that the bill strengthens citizens' rights
\n\n\nAn ech mengen, datt d’Rechter vun de Bierger nëmme gestäerkt ginn doduerch.
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And I think that citizens' rights are only strengthened by this.
\n\n26 June 2024 — defending the bill as an interim protection of children's rights
\n\n\nAn attendant mengen ech, datt dëse Projet ganz wichteg ass, well mer awer d’Interête vun de Kanner, d’Rechter vun de Kanner, schützen, wa se am Kader vun enger Prozedur engem Fräiheetsentzuch ausgesat sinn, datt se dann awer wéinstens kënnen eng Vertrauenspersoun informéieren.
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In the meantime I think this bill is very important, because we protect children's interests and rights: when they are deprived of liberty in proceedings, they can at least inform a person they trust.
\n\n2 July 2024 — stating what the coalition agreement provides on the electronic bracelet
\n\n\nMir hunn am Koalitiounsaccord allgemeng zréckbehalen, datt mer de Recours op de Bracelet électronique wëllen iwwerpréiwen, fir en och kënne méi systematesch anzesetzen, besonnesch och an der Détention préventive.
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In the coalition agreement we retained in general that we want to review the use of the electronic bracelet, so that it can be used more systematically, in particular in pre-trial detention.
\n\n2 July 2024 — confirming the government still sees the electronic bracelet as a useful instrument against domestic violence
\n\n\nMee d’Äntwert ass kloer: Jo, mir si weiderhin der Meenung, datt de Bracelet électronique kann en Instrument sinn, wat duerchaus sënnvoll ass am Kader géint haislech Gewalt.
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But the answer is clear: yes, we still hold that the electronic bracelet can be an instrument that makes good sense in the fight against domestic violence.
\n\n11 July 2024 — stating the government's priority for a fast and effective justice system
\n\n\nEng Justiz, déi séier an effikass schafft, ass eng kloer Prioritéit vun dëser Regierung.
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A justice system that works quickly and effectively is a clear priority of this government.
\n\n13 November 2024 — answering the debate with the government's view of what the courts need
\n\n\nEch mengen, mir brauche méi Personal, méi Plaz an awer och méi Digitaliséierung.
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I think we need more staff, more space and also more digitalisation.
\n\n10 December 2024 — confirming that trafficking exists in Luxembourg
\n\n\nEppes, wat mer ganz kloer feststellen, ass, dass Mënschenhandel e Phenomeen ass, deen et och zu Lëtzebuerg gëtt.
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One thing we state very clearly is that trafficking in human beings is a phenomenon that exists in Luxembourg too.
\n\n19 December 2024 — the minister qualifying in what sense detainee transport works well
\n\n\nE fonctionéiert an deem Sënn gutt, datt e säin Zweck erfëllt an datt mer et effektiv fäerdegbréngen, all déi Transporter ze maachen.
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It works well in the sense that it fulfils its purpose and that we do in fact manage to carry out all those transports.
\n\n18 March 2025 — answering that the bill leaves the quality of recruitment unchanged
\n\n\nEch wëll awer och ënnersträichen, dass dat näischt ännert un der Qualitéit vun de Rekrutementer, well d’Aart a Weis, op déi déi verschidde Kandidaturen evaluéiert ginn, bleift déi selwecht: Et ass entweeder no zwee Joer Beruffserfarung dann en Examen, oder no fënnef Joer kann een iwwer Dossier postuléieren.
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But I also want to stress that this changes nothing about the quality of recruitment, because the way the various applications are assessed stays the same: it is either an exam after two years of professional experience, or after five years you can apply on the basis of a dossier.
\n\n2 April 2025 — stating that the government has already implemented the recommendation on widening the mini-instruction
\n\n\nMir hunn och schonn éischt Punkten ëmgesat, nämlech déi Recommandatioun vun der Mini-Instructioun, dat heescht, d’Mini-Instructioun ze erweideren op weider Akten, op weider Strofdoten, an et eeben och dem Parquet ze erlaben, méi Akten ze maachen, éier muss eng Untersuchung opgemaach ginn.
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We have also already implemented first points, namely the recommendation on the mini-instruction, that is, widening the mini-instruction to further acts and further offences, and allowing the prosecution service to carry out more acts before an investigation must be opened.
\n\n2 April 2025 — warning that a time limit on the investigation, and likewise on pre-trial detention, must still leave the time needed to carry out all the acts
\n\n\nBei der Instructioun wëll ech awer trotz allem ze bedenke ginn – an dat selwecht gëllt am Fong och fir eng Limitatioun vun der Détention préventive –, datt et wichteg ass, datt awer déi néideg Zäit do ass, fir all d’Devoiren ze maachen.
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On the investigation I want nevertheless to point out - and the same applies to a limit on pre-trial detention - that it is important that the necessary time is there to carry out all the acts.
\n\n9 July 2025 — justifying the exchange of conviction data by cross-border crime
\n\n\nMir haten och vill Diskussiounen am Kader vum Drogendësch. Déi Kriminell kenne keng Grenzen. An ech mengen, et ass wichteg, datt och Informatioune kënnen ausgetosch ginn iwwert d’Condamnatioune vun Drëttstaatler.
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We also had many discussions in the framework of the drugs round table. Criminals know no borders. And I think it is important that information can also be exchanged about the convictions of third-country nationals.
\n\n15 October 2025 — stating that Luxembourg currently has no prison overcrowding problem
\n\n\nAn ech muss soen, zu Lëtzebuerg hu mer an deem Sënn am Moment kee Problem vu Surpopulation carcérale.
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And I must say that in that sense we currently have no prison overcrowding problem in Luxembourg.
\n\n20 November 2025 — explaining what she wants the judge to examine before granting a suspended sentence
\n\n\nAn ech hätt einfach gär, datt de Riichter, wann e sech mam Dossier beschäftegt, déi dote Fro kuckt, datt e kuckt: Sinn Elementer do, fir de Sursis ze spriechen?
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And I would simply like the judge, when he works on the file, to look at that question, to look at whether there are elements for granting a suspended sentence.
\n\n4 December 2025 — the minister stating that the bill strikes the right balance between freedom and security
\n\n\nMee fir mech ass dat heiten op alle Fall déi richteg Balance tëschent der Fräiheet op där enger Säit an der Sécherheet op där anerer Säit.
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But for me this is in any case the right balance between freedom on the one side and security on the other.
\n\n22 January 2026 — defending the power to check official correspondence when it is used to smuggle drugs
\n\n\nJo, Här Clement, ech mengen, et muss een och d’Méiglechkeet hunn, wa mer mierken, datt déi Correspondance officielle souzesoe mëssbraucht gëtt, fir eeben Drogen an de Prisong eranzebréngen.
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Yes, Mr Clement, I think you must also have the possibility when we notice that official correspondence is being misused to bring drugs into the prison.
\n\n11 February 2026 — explaining the data protection benefit of the platform
\n\n\nZweetens suerge mer fir e besseren Dateschutz, well eeben d’Donnéeën iwwer eng securiséiert Plattform transmettéiert ginn an een eeben duerno genau och novollzéie kann, wie wéini wat consultéiert huet, an net einfach e Pabeier ronderëmgeet, wou mer net wëssen, wien herno e Bléck drop geworf huet.
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Secondly we provide better data protection, because the data are transmitted over a secured platform and afterwards you can trace exactly who consulted what and when, instead of a paper going round where we do not know who took a look at it afterwards.
\n\n5 March 2026 — stating a structural shortage of places that has been known for years
\n\n\nDo ass et esou, datt mer strukturell e Manktem u Strukturen hunn. Deen ass net gëschter entstanen, deen ass och scho säit Jore bekannt.
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The situation is that we have a structural lack of facilities. That did not arise yesterday, it has also been known for years.
\n\n5 March 2026 — framing the placements as a balance between protecting the child and protecting society
\n\n\nEch mengen, de Procureur huet et och am Interview gesot: Et ass heiansdo eng Fro vun der Balance tëschent dem Schutz vum Kand an dem Schutz vun der Gesellschaft.
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I think the public prosecutor also said it in the interview: it is sometimes a question of the balance between protecting the child and protecting society.
\n\n28 April 2026 — explaining what the prosecution service may now do under the bill
\n\n\nDe Parquet kann also elo agéieren, wann eng Persounen ënner Verdacht steet, Sexualstroftäter ze sinn, fir déi néideg Informatiounen un déi néideg Instanzen ze ginn, fir weider Affer ze verhënneren a weider Strofdoten ze verhënneren.
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The prosecution service can now act when a person is suspected of being a sexual offender, to give the necessary information to the necessary bodies, in order to prevent further victims and further offences.
\n\n21 May 2026 — describing the bill as the follow-up to the multiannual recruitment plan for 94 posts
\n\n\nWéi Der richteg gesot hutt, schafe mer eng zousätzlech Chamber op der Cour d’appel, wat effektiv d’Suite ass vun deem Plan pluriannuel, dee mer gemeinsam och hei gestëmmt hunn, deen d’Schafe vu 94 Poste virgesäit.
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As you rightly said, we are creating an additional chamber at the Cour d'appel, which is indeed the follow-up to the multiannual plan that we voted together here, which provides for the creation of 94 posts.
\n\n11 July 2024 — confirming that the wider reform is under way and this bill only allows next spring's elections
\n\n\nEt gëtt also un deem Projet geschafft, an evidenterweis ass dat heite just eng kleng Etapp, déi eis et awer erméiglecht, déi Walen d’nächst Joer am Fréijoer kënnen ze organiséieren.
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So work is being done on that project, and obviously this here is only a small step, but one that lets us organise the elections next spring.
\n\n3 December 2024 — giving the government's assurance on the digital divide
\n\n\nEch kann Iech op alle Fall versécheren, dass d’Regierung keen Digital Divide – oder keng Fracture numérique, wéi mer dat nennen – wëll hunn.
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I can assure you in any case that the government does not want a digital divide, or fracture numérique as we call it.
\n\n4 December 2025 — the minister citing the correction rate and saying there is room for improvement
\n\n\nBon, et ass en Taux de correction vun 89 %. Dat ass net schlecht, mee et ass natierlech nach Loft no uewen, an dat ass onsen Effort, deen elo gefrot ass.
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Well, there is a correction rate of 89 %. That is not bad, but of course there is still room for improvement, and that is the effort now asked of us.
\n\n22 January 2026 — arguing that small clubs should not carry the same obligations as large state-funded associations
\n\n\nMee dat heescht net, datt all Keeleclub, Fëscherclub, Basketclub muss déi selwecht Obligatiounen erfëllen.
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But that does not mean that every skittles club, fishing club or basketball club must meet the same obligations.
\n\n22 January 2026 — stating that the number of compliant associations is rising
\n\n\nAn all Dag gesi mer, datt méi ASBLe sech conforméieren.
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And every day we see more associations bringing themselves into compliance.
\n\n2 April 2025 — stating a figure on children born outside marriage
\n\n\nEntre-temps sinn et bal 80 % vun de Kanner, déi ausserhalb vun engem Bestietnis op d’Welt kommen.
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By now it is almost 80% of children who are born outside a marriage.
\n\n25 June 2025 — answering that a European solution is the best answer because the internet has no borders
\n\n\nA fir mech ass kloer, datt eng europäesch Léisung an deem hei Dossier ëmmer déi beschte Léisung ass, well den Internet huet keng Grenzen.
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For me it is clear that a European solution in this file is always the best solution, because the internet has no borders.
\n\n3 March 2026 — answering that the shortage of structures is a long-standing problem
\n\n\nEch mengen, dee Besoin oder dee Manktum, deen Der ugeschwat hutt, u Strukturen, dee gëtt et net eréischt säit gëschter.
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I think the need, or the shortage of structures that you raised, has not existed only since yesterday.
\n\n13 June 2024 — explaining that the bill answers a Court of Appeal ruling
\n\n\nEch wollt Iech awer kuerz erklären, firwat mer dat hei gemaach hunn, well mir hunn am Fong hei och reagéiert op en Arrêt vun der Cour d’appel, dee consideréiert huet, datt den Droit de réponse sech nëmme bei enger Publication périodique applizéiert an datt eng Onlinepublicatioun net dorënner fält.
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I wanted to explain briefly why we did this, because we are in fact reacting to a ruling of the Court of Appeal which held that the right of reply applies only to a periodical publication and that an online publication does not fall under it.
\n\n1 April 2025 — the media minister stating that no separate framework is needed for now
\n\n\nAn an deem Sënn mengen ech net, datt mer elo direkt e Kader brauchen.
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And in that sense I do not think that we need a framework right away.
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