The Greens (déi gréng) held a press conference on Friday to draw their conclusions following the first half of this parliamentary period, in which they levelled criticisms at the current government coalition between the Christian Social People’s Party (CSV) and the Democratic Party (DP).
Instead of “strengthening Luxembourg for the future”, as the coalition promised, the government is instead focusing on keeping their heads above water until the next elections, acting only in crisis mode, according to the opposition party.
Luxembourg deserves an honest and fair financial policy, emphasised MP Sam Tanson.
She said: “We have deficits throughout the multiannual financial framework, and that was before the crisis that is currently underway.”
Tanson added that there is no serious counter-financing for a whole range of items that are not even included in the multiannual financial framework, such as the famous tax reform, and defence spending.
She also accused the government of being preoccupied with its own internal matters over the past couple of years, and said the CSV-DP coalition had no plan for Luxembourg’s future or for its citizens’ wellbeing.
For the economy, the Greens are calling for a fair financial policy, where figures are worked on transparently and everyone makes their contribution. This should tax capital and not just labour.
The opposition also maintains that the housing crisis has worsened under the CSV-DP coalition, and the government has failed to keep its promises for nature and climate protection.
MP Meris Šehović said there was less construction going on today than under the previous government. “In 2025 we had 1,519 purchase deeds off-plan (VEFA). In 2021 there were more than double, as there were 3,300.”
Party co-president François Benoy also stressed the importance of moving away from fossil fuels:
“There is a lot of pressure on households at the moment. The government has been making cuts lately, and making big announcements, but these things should have been in place a long time ago.”
The Greens accused the government of implementing short-sighted socially and ecologically unbalanced policies.
