{"id":"seances/2026-03-04-n129","title":"Sitting of 4 March 2026","type":"seance","date":"2026-03-04","html":"<p>Public sitting 129 of the Chamber of Deputies, 4 March 2026. The verbatim text is in <a href=\"/lhoft?page=_sources%2F2026-03-04-n129\" class=\"sourceLink\" data-target=\"_sources/2026-03-04-n129\">Verbatim record</a>.</p>\n<h2>Topics debated</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fdevelopment-cooperation\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/development-cooperation\">Development cooperation</a>\n<ul>\n<li>The Chamber debated and voted projet de loi 8552 approving the Samoa partnership agreement between the European Union and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, adopted by 53 votes to none with 7 abstentions under the two-thirds rule because sovereign powers are transferred.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Feuropean-union-and-trade\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/european-union-and-trade\">The European Union and trade</a>\n<ul>\n<li>An LSAP heure d'actualité on the priorities of the Benelux Union and the ambitions of the Luxembourg presidency, held on the same day as the unanimous vote on projet de loi 8612 approving the seat agreement with the Benelux Court of Justice; Francine Closener tabled motion 1, signed by déi gréng, Piraten and déi Lénk, asking the government to obtain a follow-up mechanism for the recommendations of the Benelux Interparliamentary Assembly, and the motion was referred unanimously to committee.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fpublic-finances\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/public-finances\">State budget and public finances</a>\n<ul>\n<li>Question élargie 76 by Diane Adehm on developing citizens' bonds, answered by the finance minister, who drew a balance sheet of the 150 million euro Defence Bond and said a housing bond of 150 to 250 million could follow.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Ftaxation\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/taxation\">Taxation and tax reform</a>\n<ul>\n<li>The Chamber debated and unanimously adopted projet de loi 8655, which amends the organic law of the Administration des contributions directes to create a fifth deputy director for the digital transformation of the tax administration.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fdigital-and-ai\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/digital-and-ai\">Digital policy and artificial intelligence</a>\n<ul>\n<li>Ben Polidori tabled a resolution, co-signed across groups, asking for a state of play within six months on the digital resilience of the Chamber of Deputies and its dependence on non-European digital solutions; the Chamber debated it and adopted it unanimously with 60 votes.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Speakers</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fclaude-wiseler\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/claude-wiseler\">Claude Wiseler</a> (CSV) — 30 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fmars-di-bartolomeo\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/mars-di-bartolomeo\">Mars Di Bartolomeo</a> (LSAP) — 14 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Ffrancine-closener\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/francine-closener\">Francine Closener</a> (LSAP) — 5 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fgusty-graas\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/gusty-graas\">Gusty Graas</a> (DP) — 5 turns</li>\n<li>Xavier Bettel (Ministre des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce extérieur) — 4 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Flaurent-zeimet\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/laurent-zeimet\">Laurent Zeimet</a> (CSV) — 4 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fdavid-wagner\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/david-wagner\">David Wagner</a> (déi Lénk) — 3 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fyves-cruchten\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/yves-cruchten\">Yves Cruchten</a> (LSAP) — 3 turns</li>\n<li>Gilles Roth (Ministre des Finances) — 2 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fandre-bauler\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/andre-bauler\">André Bauler</a> (DP) — 2 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fben-polidori\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/ben-polidori\">Ben Polidori</a> (LSAP) — 2 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fdiane-adehm\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/diane-adehm\">Diane Adehm</a> (CSV) — 2 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Ffred-keup\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/fred-keup\">Fred Keup</a> (ADR) — 2 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fmarc-goergen\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/marc-goergen\">Marc Goergen</a> (Piraten) — 2 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fsam-tanson\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/sam-tanson\">Sam Tanson</a> (déi gréng) — 2 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fclaude-haagen\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/claude-haagen\">Claude Haagen</a> (LSAP) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fdjuna-bernard\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/djuna-bernard\">Djuna Bernard</a> (déi gréng) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Ffranz-fayot\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/franz-fayot\">Franz Fayot</a> (LSAP) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fgilles-baum\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/gilles-baum\">Gilles Baum</a> (DP) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fjoelle-welfring\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/joelle-welfring\">Joëlle Welfring</a> (déi gréng) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fmichel-lemaire\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/michel-lemaire\">Michel Lemaire</a> (ADR) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fnancy-arendt\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/nancy-arendt\">Nancy Arendt</a> (CSV) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Ftom-weidig\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/tom-weidig\">Tom Weidig</a> (ADR) — 1 turn</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Votes held on 4 March 2026</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>PL 8552 - Accord UE et OEACP (Premier vote constitutionnel) — <a href=\"/lhoft?page=dossiers%2FPL8552\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"dossiers/PL8552\">PL8552 — Accord UE et OEACP</a></li>\n<li>PL 8612 - Cour de Justice Benelux (Premier vote constitutionnel) — <a href=\"/lhoft?page=dossiers%2FPL8612\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"dossiers/PL8612\">PL8612 — Cour de Justice Benelux</a></li>\n<li>PL 8655 - Directeur adjoint ACD (Premier vote constitutionnel) — <a href=\"/lhoft?page=dossiers%2FPL8655\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"dossiers/PL8655\">PL8655 — Directeur adjoint ACD</a></li>\n<li>RE - Résilience numérique CHD (Voté)</li>\n</ul>"}