On Wednesday, Minister of Justice Elisabeth Margue presented initial details of proposed amendments to the Criminal Code to the Parliamentary Committee.
These changes aim to address legal ambiguities regarding the controversial begging ban.
Under the new amendments, the Criminal Code will no longer include references to "organised begging." Instead, the focus will shift to criminalising "aggressive" begging. The "simple" form of begging will be removed from the Criminal Code.
Opposition members argue that eliminating simple begging from the Criminal Code also undermines the legal basis for the begging ban in Luxembourg City. In response, Minister Margue clarified that the Criminal Code was never the foundation for the city's regulations on begging. Instead, the relevant legal basis has been the decree of 1789, frequently cited by Minister for Home Affairs Léon Gloden, which is also set for revision in the near future.
