Georges Mischo served in the government and held the portfolios of Travail and of Sports during the sittings recorded here.
\nSpoke on bills: PL8053, PL8070, PL8225, PL8234, PL8382, PL8459.
\nGeorges Mischo is also a member of the Chamber of Deputies; see Georges Mischo.
\nSittings spoken in: 28.
\n13 November 2024 — answering, on the basis of IGSS figures, whether jobs are being lost to new technology
\n\n\nEt weist sech also nach kee wierklechen Ofbau vu Plazen duerch déi nei Technologien.
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So no real loss of posts through the new technologies is showing up yet.
\n\n13 November 2024 — reporting how job vacancies declared to ADEM have shifted
\n\n\nD’Nofro fir Data-Analysten huet sech verdräifacht, wärend Beruffer am Accueil, am Front Office an an der administrativer Gestioun tendenziell erofgaange sinn.
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Demand for data analysts has tripled, while jobs in reception, front office and administrative management have tended to decline.
\n\n20 November 2025 — the minister stating a figure on participation in ADEM training
\n\n\nAn de leschte fënnef Joer huet sech d’Zuel vun de Participantë versechsfacht.
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Over the last five years the number of participants has increased sixfold.
\n\n20 November 2025 — the minister stating the government's priority on the labour market
\n\n\nEis Prioritéit ass a bleift et, d’Leit an der Beschäftegung ze halen, nei Perspektiven opzemaachen an eng resilient, nohalteg an inklusiv Ekonomie fir Lëtzebuerg ze schafen.
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Our priority is and remains to keep people in employment, to open up new prospects, and to create a resilient, sustainable and inclusive economy for Luxembourg.
\n\n2 December 2025 — stating that he tried to bring Amazon towards a job retention plan although the law gives him no means to force one
\n\n\nOch wa mir gesetzlech kee Moyen oder keen Outil hunn, fir eng Entreprise zu engem Plan de maintien dans l’emploi ze zwéngen, hunn ech awer probéiert, d’Direktioun vun Amazon op de Wee vun esou engem Plan de maintien ze kréien.
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Even though we have no legal means or tool to force a company into a job retention plan, I did try to bring Amazon's management onto the path of such a plan.
\n\n15 October 2025 — giving the yearly figures for work permit applications by asylum seekers
\n\n\nD’Zuel vun den AOT-Demandë vun DPIen ass ganz staark an d’Luucht gaangen. Si ass an de leschte Jore kontinuéierlech geklommen, vun 170 am Joer 2023 op 358 am Joer 2024 an op 463 am Laf vun dësem Joer.
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The number of AOT applications from applicants for international protection has risen very sharply. It has climbed continuously in recent years, from 170 in 2023 to 358 in 2024 and to 463 in the course of this year.
\n\n15 October 2025 — answering a follow-up question by saying that missing the language courses should carry sanctions
\n\n\nEch mengen, dass et muss mat Sanktioune beluecht sinn, well wann déi Sproochecoursen net beluecht ginn, da komme se jo och net weider.
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I think it has to carry sanctions, because if the language courses are not taken, they will not get any further.
\n\n28 February 2024 — giving the timetable for the bill transposing the minimum wage directive
\n\n\nAn de Projet wäert viraussiichtlech elo am Mäerz dem Regierungsrot fir d’Approbatioun virleien.
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And the bill will presumably go to the Council of Government for approval in March.
\n\n28 February 2024 — stating the obligation to draw up an action plan on collective bargaining coverage
\n\n\nDe Grand-Duché muss deemno en Aktiounsplang opstellen, esou wéi d’Direktiv dat virgesäit.
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The Grand Duchy must therefore draw up an action plan, as the directive provides.
\n\n12 December 2024 — welcoming the unanimous vote so the rise applies from 1 January
\n\n\nWéi gesot, ech si frou, dass mer de Projet de loi haut unanime kënne stëmmen, fir dass mer dat ab dem 1. Januar och kënnen ëmsetzen.
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As I said, I am glad that we can pass the bill unanimously today, so that we can apply it from 1 January.
\n\n18 November 2025 — denying that the directive obliges member states to reach 60 percent of the median wage
\n\n\nEt ass deemno net richteg ze behaapten, dass laut Direktiv all EU-Land dozou obligéiert ass, derfir ze suergen, dass den nationale Mindestloun op d’mannst 60 % vum Medianloun oder 50 % vum Duerchschnëttsloun entsprécht.
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It is therefore not correct to claim that under the directive every EU country is obliged to make sure that its national minimum wage matches at least 60 percent of the median wage or 50 percent of the average wage.
\n\n18 November 2025 — stating the government's aim for transposing the directive
\n\n\nEist Zil ass et, d’Direktiv sou séier wéi méiglech a korrekt ze transposéieren.
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Our aim is to transpose the directive as quickly as possible and correctly.
\n\n29 April 2025 — answering that the government considers the in-work poverty rate unacceptable
\n\n\nNatierlech ass fir dës Regierung den Taux vu Working Poor inakzeptabel. Dat ass ganz kloer.
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Of course, for this government the rate of working poor is unacceptable. That is very clear.
\n\n19 December 2023 — answering the three questions as labour minister and setting out the timeline of the conflict
\n\n\nDe 27. November sinn dunn zwee Drëttel vun der Beleegschaft vun Ampacet an de Streik gaangen.
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On 27 November two thirds of the Ampacet workforce went on strike.
\n\n7 May 2024 — warning that a general cut in working time risks more pressure at work
\n\n\nEng generaliséiert Aarbechtszäitverkierzung riskéiert, méi Drock op der Aarbecht mat sech ze bréngen, well d’Produktivitéit muss an d’Luucht goen, an dat huet natierlech Repercussiounen op de Bien-être général an op d’Privatliewen.
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A generalised reduction of working time risks bringing more pressure at work, because productivity has to go up, and that of course has repercussions on general well-being and on private life.
\n\n26 June 2024 — stating how the inspectorate's own procedures schedule checks
\n\n\nLaut de Prozedure vun der ITM ginn d’Kontrollen awer esou organiséiert, fir d’Betriber esou mann wéi méiglech ze perturbéieren oder och ze stéieren.
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Under the ITM's procedures, the checks are organised so as to disturb or disrupt firms as little as possible.
\n\n22 October 2024 — denying that he ever said the unions would lose their monopoly in collective bargaining
\n\n\nAn de leschten zwou Wochen hunn ech op de verschiddene mediale Plattformen an op diversen anere Plaze meng Positioun geäussert an ënnerstrach, dass ech ni gesot hunn, datt d’Gewerkschaften hire Monopol an dësem Kontext géingen ewechgeholl kréien.
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Over the past two weeks I have set out my position on various media platforms and in other places, and stressed that I never said the unions would have their monopoly taken away in this context.
\n\n21 January 2025 — the labour minister stating the two majority parties confirm the government position
\n\n\nD’CSV an d’DP confirméiere genau dat, wat d’Regierung och schonn duerch de Premierminister an och duerch den Aarbechtsminister déi lescht Woche confirméiert huet.
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The CSV and the DP confirm exactly what the government already confirmed through the Prime Minister and through the labour minister in recent weeks.
\n\n23 January 2025 — the labour minister answering that the occupational safety authorities must act proactively through prevention
\n\n\nD’Autoritéiten, déi fir d’Sécherheet an d’Gesondheet op der Aarbecht zoustänneg sinn, musse proaktiv handelen, virun allem duerch Preventioun.
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The authorities responsible for safety and health at work must act proactively, above all through prevention.
\n\n4 March 2025 — stating the objective of the new rules
\n\n\nDen Objektiv vun dëse Reegelen ass also an éischter Linn, d’Rechter vun de Salariéen an hire Vertrieder ze stäerken.
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The objective of these rules is therefore first of all to strengthen the rights of employees and their representatives.
\n\n15 May 2025 — stating the aim of the programme he defends
\n\n\nHei soll ganz kloer d’Formatioun vun de Salariéë promovéiert ginn, fir hire Maintien dans l’emploi ze favoriséieren a fir Kënnegungen ze vermeiden, wat mir als Aarbechtsminister natierlech besonnesch wichteg ass.
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Here the training of employees is clearly to be promoted, to favour their retention in employment and to avoid dismissals, which as Labour Minister is of course especially important to me.
\n\n14 October 2025 — defending the government's extension of Sunday work
\n\n\nAn dësem Kader ass eng Extensioun vun der Sonndesaarbecht eng gerecht an noutwendeg Upassung un eis haiteg Gesellschaft.
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In this framework, an extension of Sunday work is a fair and necessary adaptation to our society of today.
\n\n19 March 2024 — the minister stating a shortage of qualified coaches and instructors
\n\n\nAm Moment hu mer leider net genuch qualifizéiert Traineren a Moniteuren oder Coachen um Terrain, fir der Demande un enger héichwäerteger Beweegungsoffer kënne gerecht ze ginn; sief dat an de Veräiner, de Gemengen, de SEAen an den Altersheemer.
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At the moment we unfortunately do not have enough qualified trainers, instructors or coaches on the ground to meet the demand for a high-quality movement offer; whether in the clubs, the municipalities, the childcare services or the retirement homes.
\n\n19 March 2024 — the minister contradicting another speaker's claim that no new clubs are being founded
\n\n\nMee beim Handball a beim Basket ass den Här Keup awer ganz schlecht informéiert, well mam Handball Bartreng a mam Handball Bieles sinn zwee nei Veräiner an der Handballwelt entstanen, genau wéi Berbuerg Eastside Pirates an och BBC North Fox.
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But on handball and basketball Mr Keup is very badly informed, because with Handball Bartreng and Handball Bieles two new clubs have appeared in the handball world, just like Berbuerg Eastside Pirates and BBC North Fox.
\n\n3 July 2024 — stating that qualified staff in the federations strengthen the sports movement
\n\n\nMat de richtegen Instrumenter a mat, ënner anerem, héich qualifizéierten, motivéierte Mataarbechterinnen a Mataarbechter an de Sportsverbänn kann de Mouvement sportif gestäerkt ginn.
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With the right instruments and, among other things, highly qualified and motivated staff in the sports federations, the sports movement can be strengthened.
\n\n3 July 2024 — stating figures for sports clubs and licence holders
\n\n\nZu Lëtzebuerg gëtt et aktuell ronn 1.300 Sportveräiner, an deenen 137.000 Biergerinnen a Bierger eng Lizenz hunn.
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In Luxembourg there are currently about 1,300 sports clubs, in which 137,000 citizens hold a licence.
\n\n3 July 2024 — announcing better training courses at INAPS
\n\n\nFir déi Kompetenzen ze stäerken, wäert d’Regierung d’Offer vun den Ausbildungen am INAPS, dem Institut national de l’activité physique et des sports, verbesseren.
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To strengthen those skills, the government will improve the training offer at INAPS, the national institute for physical activity and sports.
\n\n22 October 2024 — condemning every form of violence and hostility towards women
\n\n\nAll Form vu Gewalt a Feindlechkeet géigeniwwer Frae verurteelen ech hei op d’Schäerfst!
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I condemn every form of violence and hostility towards women here in the strongest terms!
\n\n13 November 2024 — answering the debate with the government's position on violence in sport
\n\n\nKeng Form – keng Form! – vu Gewalt, Intoleranz an aner Ausdréck vu Feindlechkeet hunn am Spigelbild Sport eppes verluer!
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No form, no form, of violence, intolerance or other expressions of hostility has any place in the mirror image that is sport!
\n\n13 November 2024 — answering that he will not intervene in how federations and clubs take their own decisions
\n\n\nAls Minister kann a wëll ech och net an dësem Entscheedungsprozess intervenéieren.
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As minister I cannot and will not intervene in this decision-making process.
\n\n21 November 2024 — stating that the planned Esch-Lankelz site cannot be built on
\n\n\nStand haut ass de Projet, wéi en ursprünglech an enger Konventioun vum 16. Dezember 2021 tëschent dem Staat, also dem Sportministère, an der Stad Esch zu Esch-Lankelz geplangt war, leider, leider net méiglech, well eng Zone non aedificandi, eng Zon, déi also net bebaubar ass, op deem Deel läit, wou de Musée sollt hikommen.
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As of today the project, as it was originally planned in a convention of 16 December 2021 between the state, that is the sports ministry, and the town of Esch at Esch-Lankelz, is unfortunately not possible, because a non-building zone lies on the part where the museum was to go.
\n\n21 November 2024 — stating the cost of the feasibility study for the new site
\n\n\nDës Etüd kascht 120.000 Euro hors taxes an 140.000 Euro TTC.
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This study costs 120,000 euros excluding tax and 140,000 euros including tax.
\n\n13 February 2025 — announcing that the reformed club subsidy will no longer be limited to competitive sport
\n\n\nAn deem Kontext kann ech hei schonn d’Annonce maachen, dass deen neie Subsid net méi wäert op de Kompetitiounssport limitéiert bleiwen, sou wéi dat aktuell nach de Fall ass.
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In that context I can already announce here that the new subsidy will no longer be limited to competitive sport, as is still the case today.
\n\n10 June 2025 — stating that moral, physical and sexual violence exists in sport in Luxembourg
\n\n\nHei gëtt et souwuel moralesch wéi awer och physesch a sexuell Gewalt oder Harcèlement am Sport. Dofir ass de Safeguarding enorm wichteg!
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Here there is moral as well as physical and sexual violence or harassment in sport. That is why safeguarding is enormously important!
\n\n9 July 2025 — the minister stating that the planned ethics commission must not be male-dominated
\n\n\nEch soen, wa mer fënnef, sechs Leit hunn, dass dat véier Männer sinn an eng Fra – dat op kee Fall!
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I say that if we have five or six people, four men and one woman, that is out of the question!
\n\n20 November 2025 — the minister announcing that the five-year plan model will be replaced by an annual allocation
\n\n\nAn dësem Sënn ass geplangt, de Modell vum Fënnefjoresplang, deen net méi den haitege Besoinen entsprécht, duerch e System vun enger järlecher Dotatioun vun eisem Fong ze ersetzen.
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In this sense, the plan is to replace the five-year plan model, which no longer matches today's needs, with a system of an annual allocation from our fund.
\n\n20 November 2025 — the minister stating how much of the budget the first project list commits
\n\n\nDe Moment sinn am Kader vun der éischter Lëscht ronn 94,3 Milliounen Euro virgesinn.
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At the moment around 94.3 million euros are foreseen under the first list.
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