14 new petitions are now open to signatures on the website of the Chamber of Deputies.
The petitions need to obtain at least 4,500 signatures until 26 May in order to be considered by parliament.
One of them for example seeks a more extensive tobacco ban while another petition demands that World Women's Day become a national holiday.
The ongoing Covid-19 crisis also remains a topic for debate. In this context, one petitioner demands that Luxembourg's medical staff receive a bonus for their tireless efforts during the pandemic.
More details on the various petitions can be found on the CHD.lu website. They have to be signed online.
The complete list
- Stop tobacco (1510)
- Making Women's Day a national holiday (1511)
- Mental health in the school sector - pupils to see psychologist every two years (1516)
- Equal distribution of contributions to pension plans for married couples and couples registered in civil partnership (PACS) (1520)
- French subtitles for official speeches on Covid-19 (1523)
- Creation of a solidarity fund for businesses closed during the pandemic, financed by businesses that were allowed to remain open (1525)
- Suspension of repayments of real estate and personal loans during crisis (1527)
- Extensive screening campaign for coronavirus (1528)
- Creation of an official ID for employees in medical and care sector (1529)
- Employees to benefit from half a day off to donate blood (1530)
- Virtual school during confinement (1531)
- Bonus for medical staff (1535)
- Financial aid for SMEs and self-employed individuals during crisis (1536)
- Resignation of Spuerkees management board for lack of interest in welfare of population (1501)
11 existing petitions online again
11 petitions had been put on hold when the state of emergency was declared. These petitions are now open to signatures again for 27 days.
- Four-day working week in Luxembourg (1493)
- Halting the closure of BCEE branches (1496)
- New legal framework and stricter regulations for real estate sector (1499)
- Alternatives for electric cars (1502)
- Resignation of Prime Minister and Luxembourg's government (1504)
- Banning children from going to school if parents travelled to high-risk coronavirus region (1505)
- Better public transport connections in Upper Sure region (1506)
- MPs no longer allowed to have local mandate (1507)
- Ban on unnecessary plastic packaging of fruits, vegetables, and eggs
- More Luxembourgish (1490)
- Private security agents to be allowed to carry batons and issue fines for littering/throwing cigarette butts on ground (1459)
