“Enough is enough, and we ask ourselves: where is the Prime Minister in all this?” asked Taina Bofferding, former Minister for Home Affairs and current President of the LSAP parliamentary group.
“We demand that, with everything on the table, he takes a stand and announces his position. Mr Frieden’s tactic of burying his head in the sand is not working, and we will no longer accept it. Or is ‘the new Luc’ [editor’s note: a reference to the CSV’s campaign slogan] also in favour of a new conception of the rule of law?”
“But what we want to know above all is: What does former Minister of Justice Luc Frieden have to say about everything we are faced with today?”
Representatives from the opposition parties emphasise that their critique is not rooted in political differences. Rather, it centres on the importance of upholding the separation of powers and respecting the hierarchy of norms.
The opposition parties see two options: either repeal the begging ban or establish a clear legal basis for its implementation. At the same time, however, they highlight that a blanket ban on begging is inconsistent with international law.
Besides Minister for Home Affairs Léon Gloden and Prime Minister Luc Frieden, the opposition MPs also levelled criticism at Minister of Justice Elisabeth Margue for her perceived lack of urgency in addressing the issue.
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