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Opposition MPs have criticised the government's rushed handling of next week’s parliamentary vote on the EU asylum pact

On Tuesday next week, the Chamber of Deputies will vote on two bills which will implement the EU's asylum and migration directive through national law. But many opposition MPs have criticised the government's management of time around the legal texts, saying they have not had sufficient time to consider the bills.

At the European level, the relevant texts – eight regulations and a directive – were adopted in spring 2024. Minister of the Interior Léon Gloden tabled the bill 8684 on 14 January 2026, while Max Hahn, the family minister, tabled bill 8732 on 22 April. On Thursday, the opposition parties the LSAP, the Greens, the Left and the Pirates called upon the Conference of Presidents to delay Tuesday's vote to allow them more time to prepare. The LSAP's Yves Cruchten explained:

"We're working on amendments that probably will be discussed by the committee on Monday, so just one day before the vote. All these amendments will be refused, because if they accept them, they can't vote on the text on Tuesday. So in my opinion this is all just for show, on behalf of the government, and it does not make it possible to carry out serious parliamentary work." The opposition is above all furious at the length of time needed by the Ministry of Family to prepare a text. There is still no report on Max Hahn's bill, and the entire Chamber is only likely to receive this report on Monday. Meris Šehović of the Greens said the delay to the texts does not just affect MPs:

Also today

• The police have launched a public appeal to help locate 72-year-old Dimitrios Malachias, who was last seen on 4th June in Luxembourg City
• Georges Engel, former labour minister and president of the LSAP, described the agreement reached during yesterday’s tripartite discussions as a positive signal towards the revival of social dialogue in Luxembourg.
• A new analytical report on the "rent register" has for the first time offered a clear view of realistic rents paid in Luxembourg.
• The eurozone recorded an unexpected contraction in the first three months of 2026 due to a steep slump in Ireland's economic figures.
• A Dutch court today handed jail terms to three men convicted of the brazen theft of a 2,500-year-old golden Romanian helmet.
• A Ukrainian sea drone exploded Friday in Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta without causing injury.

On air

Tom was waxing lyrical on the event put on by Francis of Delirium last night and as it is Friday, after 5PM it was a celebration of songs with Friday in the title! A little 'on the nose'??? You tell me!

Figure of the day

Leases signed in 2024 or 2025 showed that rent has gone up more than 75% compared to leases prior to 2010

• The results show significant disparities in rental prices. For apartments, which represent the majority of the properties analysed, over half of the rents are between €1,000 and €1,750 per month. However, 16.4% exceed €2,000, a difference reflecting variations in location, size, quality, and lease duration.
• With a median rent of €25.56 per square metre, Luxembourg City is significantly more expensive than the rest of the country, followed by the canton of Luxembourg and the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. The eastern and northern cantons show significantly lower prices.

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