In July 2024, 61 million euros were embezzled from Caritas Luxembourg, and the Chamber returned to the case three times: an heure d'actualité asked by déi gréng in October 2024, an orientation debate on the final report of the special commission in July 2025, and a debate in April 2026 on a motion for a reform of the ASFT law that governs state conventions with the social, family and therapeutic sector. Speakers argued about the government's crisis management, whether Caritas could have been saved, and the rules for the financial governance and control of state-funded associations. The quotes below are taken verbatim from the Compte rendu officiel of each sitting.
\nOn 10 October 2024, in the heure d'actualité on the Caritas dossier, Marc Spautz defended the government's intervention as the reason jobs and services were kept.
\n\n\nMee sécher ass: Wann d’Regierung net agegraff hätt, da wéissten déi 324 Familljen an déi 20.000 Leit elo net, wou et de Moment dru wier.
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But one thing is certain: if the government had not stepped in, those 324 families and those 20,000 people would not know where they stand today.
\nSitting of 10 October 2024, Marc Spautz, CSV
\nOn 10 July 2025, in the orientation debate on the final report of the Caritas special commission, Charles Weiler defended the Prime Minister's statement that no more money would go to Caritas.
\n\n\nAn enger ugespaanter Situatioun huet de Premier e Saz formuléiert, dee vläicht sec eriwwerkomm ass, mee et war déi richteg Entscheedung.
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In a tense situation the Prime Minister made a statement that may have sounded dry, but it was the right decision.
\nSitting of 10 July 2025, Charles Weiler, CSV
\nOn 30 April 2026, in the debate on the motion for a reform of the ASFT law, Nathalie Morgenthaler recommended that her group not adopt the motion yet, because of the protocol of agreement under way.
\n\n\nAn eebe well et dee Protocole d’entente gëtt a fir deenen Aarbechten an de Schlussfollgerungen do net virzegräifen, géif ech menger Fraktioun och virschloen, dës Motioun zu dësem Zäitpunkt nach net unzehuelen.
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Precisely because that protocol of agreement exists, and so as not to prejudge its work and conclusions, I would propose to my group not to adopt this motion at this point.
\nSitting of 30 April 2026, Nathalie Morgenthaler, CSV
\nOn 10 October 2024, in the heure d'actualité on the Caritas dossier, Carole Hartmann stated her party's overall positive assessment of where the activities and staff now stand.
\n\n\nWa mir haut kucken, wou mir stinn, mat den Aktivitéiten a mam Personal vun der Caritas, dann zéie mir als Demokratesch Partei am grousse Ganzen e positive Bilan.
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If we look today at where we stand with the activities and the staff of Caritas, then we as the Democratic Party draw an overall positive balance.
\nSitting of 10 October 2024, Carole Hartmann, DP
\nOn 30 April 2026, in the debate on the motion for a reform of the ASFT law, Mandy Minella argued that the Court of Auditors' criticisms do not necessarily require a change in the law.
\n\n\nVerschidde Remarken, déi och am Spezialrapport vun der Cour des comptes opgeworf gi sinn, wéi de Manktem un Harmoniséierung a gewësse prozedural Lacunnen, erfuerderen och net onbedéngt eng legislativ Reform.
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Several remarks raised in the Court of Auditors' special report, such as the lack of harmonisation and certain procedural gaps, do not necessarily require a legislative reform.
\nSitting of 30 April 2026, Mandy Minella, DP
\nOn 10 July 2025, in the orientation debate on the final report of the Caritas special commission, Franz Fayot criticised the government for dropping Caritas.
\n\n\nD’Caritas gouf Affer vun enger krimineller Dot, war am Schock an ass du fale gelooss gi vun enger Regierung, déi sech hei net an enger sozialer Verantwortung gesinn huet.
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Caritas was the victim of a criminal act, was in shock and was then dropped by a government that did not see itself under a social responsibility here.
\nSitting of 10 July 2025, Franz Fayot, LSAP
\nOn 10 July 2025, in the orientation debate on the final report of the Caritas special commission, Tom Weidig stated his own conclusion on whether Caritas could have been saved.
\n\n\nFir mech ass et kloer, datt d’Caritas net gerett konnt ginn, baséierend op de Faiten, déi opgewullt gi sinn.
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For me it is clear that Caritas could not have been saved, based on the facts that were dug up.
\nSitting of 10 July 2025, Tom Weidig, ADR
\nOn 10 October 2024, in the heure d'actualité on the Caritas dossier, Djuna Bernard warned the prime minister that a politics of the cold heart and of missing empathy will become the slogan of his time in government.
\n\n\nDa wonnert Iech net, wann d’Politick vum kalen Häerz an der mangelnder Empathie lues awer sécher zum Slogan vun Ärer Regierungszäit gëtt.
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Then do not be surprised if the politics of the cold heart and of missing empathy slowly but surely becomes the slogan of your time in government.
\nSitting of 10 October 2024, Djuna Bernard, déi gréng
\nOn 30 April 2026, in the debate on her motion for a reform of the ASFT law, Djuna Bernard argued that the ongoing work and a legal reform are not contradictory.
\n\n\nEch gesinn do absolutt kee Widdersproch tëscht deenen Aarbechten, déi säit engem Joer amgaange sinn, an der Fro, ob eng Reform néideg ass.
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I see absolutely no contradiction between the work that has been under way for a year and the question of whether a reform is needed.
\nSitting of 30 April 2026, Djuna Bernard, déi gréng
\nOn 10 October 2024, in the heure d'actualité on the Caritas dossier, Sven Clement demanded that the banks account for their part in the affair.
\n\n\nD’Banke mussen hir Verantwortung hei och iwwerhuelen, firwat se net méi konstruktiv un enger séierer Léisung matgeschafft hunn.
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The banks must also take their responsibility here, for why they did not work more constructively on a quick solution.
\nSitting of 10 October 2024, Sven Clement, Piraten
\nOn 30 April 2026, in the debate on the motion for a reform of the ASFT law, Marc Goergen stated that the required controls did not take place.
\n\n\nAn hei ass nämlech de Problem, dass déi Kontrollen net stattfonnt hunn.
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And here the problem is precisely that the controls did not take place.
\nSitting of 30 April 2026, Marc Goergen, Piraten
\nOn 10 July 2025, in the orientation debate on the final report of the Caritas special commission, Marc Baum stated the conclusion that Caritas could have been saved.
\n\n\nHaut, bal e Joer méi spéit, ass d’Äntwert fir eis kloer: Jo, d’Caritas war ze retten! An datt se net gerett gouf, ass d’Resultat vu politeschen Entscheedungen.
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Today, almost a year later, the answer is clear for us: yes, Caritas could have been saved! And that it was not saved is the result of political decisions.
\nSitting of 10 July 2025, Marc Baum, déi Lénk
\nOn 10 July 2025, in the orientation debate on the final report of the Caritas special commission, the Prime Minister stated his pride in the result the government achieved.
\n\n\nAn ech muss haut soen: Ech sinn net wéineg stolz op dat Resultat, dat mer als Regierung erreecht hunn!
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And I must say today: I am not a little proud of the result we achieved as a government!
\nSitting of 10 July 2025, Luc Frieden, Premier ministre
\nOn 30 April 2026, in the debate on the motion for a reform of the ASFT law, the Minister of the Family reported the state of the working groups set up with the sector.
\n\n\nAktuell ass de Stand der Dinge, dass déi eenzel Aarbechtsgruppe sech en Aarbechtsplang ginn hu mat konkreeten Objektiver a Mesüren, fir déi ëmzesetzen.
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The current state of play is that the individual working groups have given themselves a work plan with concrete objectives and measures to implement them.
\nSitting of 30 April 2026, Max Hahn, Ministre de la Famille, des Solidarités, du Vivre ensemble et de l’Accueil
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