Violence in education will dominate the political week, with MPs set for a joint debate on two formal interpellations on Tuesday. The exchange lands against the backdrop of a recent knife incident involving two 14-year-old girls and renewed scrutiny of whether youth mental health and placement structures are able to intervene early enough.
In a follow-up statement on 26 February, the Luxembourg public prosecutor indicated that the incident formed part of a broader context of judicial follow-up and structural constraints in the availability of appropriate youth psychiatric placements. Measures previously decided had not been executed in time due to a lack of available places. The investigation is ongoing.
The agenda later in the week turns to infrastructure and public-service mechanics, including a €138 million vote on the western rail redevelopment of Luxembourg station and a debate on the fall in the birth rate.
The rest of the week is filled with technical votes on aviation oversight, rail market rules and army pay — low-drama files that still set the operating terms for key public services.
At European level, committee work at the European Parliament includes a public hearing on a European citizens’ initiative seeking an EU-wide ban on so-called “conversion practices”. The civil liberties committee is also due to vote on extending temporary rules allowing companies to detect online child sexual abuse material on a voluntary basis, pending a permanent EU framework. Proceedings can be followed live and on demand via the Parliament’s webstreaming portal (europarl.europa.eu/streaming).
Monday 2 March
In parliament, the foreign and European affairs committee meets jointly with the agriculture and economy committees to discuss the EU–Mercosur partnership agreement and the EU–India free-trade agreement, on a request from the LSAP group.
The same committee meets Luxembourg’s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for an exchange of views with Mikola Dziadok and Aliaksandr Mantsevich, described on the agenda as former Belarusian political prisoners.
MPs also host Raffaele Fitto, executive vice-president of the European Commission for cohesion and reforms.
Tuesday 3 March
Question time with the government opens proceedings. The sitting can be followed live and on demand via ChamberTV (chd.lu/direct).
Parliament then returns to file 8379, the proposal to revise article 15 of the Constitution (rapporteur: Marc Baum, déi Lénk), a step aimed at anchoring reproductive rights in the constitutional framework.
An extended parliamentary question from David Wagner (déi Lénk) presses the government on the implementation of affordable housing projects, shifting attention from announcements to delivery.
A common debate combines formal interpellations tabled by Francine Closener (LSAP) and Paul Galles (CSV) on violence in education.
A motion from Fred Keup (ADR) calls for commissioning a study into the use of Luxembourgish in crèches, reopening debate around language transmission and integration.
Thursday 5 March
MPs debate and vote bill 8668, which includes a €138 million budget for rail redevelopment at the western end of Luxembourg station.
A major-question debate initiated by Fred Keup (ADR) addresses the fall in the birth rate.
MPs also debate a motion from Mars Di Bartolomeo (LSAP) calling for the convening of the steel tripartite conference in connection with announced “support functions” plans at ArcelorMittal.
Friday 6 March
The parliamentary oversight committee for the State Intelligence Service meets at SRE premises under article 24 of the amended 5 July 2016 law, with the finance committee examining the same oversight item.
