Luxembourg City's mayoral council has welcomed the government's "Drogendësch 2.0" initiative, a drug policy taskforce, with mayor Lydie Polfer stating during Monday's question session in the city council that "we naturally welcome the government's initiative". The Greens (déi gréng) had asked what concrete measures were planned.
Several projects have already been approved, alderman Corinne Cahen of the Democratic Party (DP) said, noting that "Kontakt K28 received an additional post so it can now also open on Saturdays". Kontakt K28 is a specialised drop-in counselling centre in Luxembourg City focused on drug assistance and addiction support.
She also highlighted a new accommodation centre under construction on Rue d'Eich, which will provide 20 places: "not just sleeping places, but also rooms where medical and social care can be provided."
Cahen also pointed to what she described as a key project: a laundry facility. "It is planned to build a modular structure there, a prefabricated container with showers, toilets, and washing machines", she said, adding that demand for washing machines is already "extremely high".
Kontakt K28 is also set to move to a new building, as it has reached capacity. "The objective is to relieve the area around Rue de Strasbourg, extend opening hours and create more capacity, but also to provide space where people can consume, so they do not have to do so in the street", Cahen explained.
Polfer added that the full set of measures under the "Drug Table" initiative will be presented later this year in cooperation with the four ministries involved.
