The Pirate Party welcomes the government’s decision to lower the validity of PCR and antigen test results but thinks that the measures do not go far enough.
MP Sven Clement argues in favour of a ‘2G+' strategy, i.e. access only for vaccinated and recovered individuals who also have to provide a negative test result. Clement thinks that particularly events with over 50 participants would be safer if they applied such a strategy instead of a mere 2G check. The MP also points out that it will be “very difficult” to convince people of the benefits of vaccination as soon as the first cluster emerges following a 2G event.
The Alternative Democratic Reform Party (adr) has many questions regarding the new measures. Notably, the adr worries about where Luxembourg’s society is headed. According to MP Fernand Kartheiser, the 2G and 3G rules put too much pressure on society.
Kartheiser thinks that there is a visible “radicalisation”, and not just from one side but “a bit from all sides”. The MP argues that the 2G and 3G rules effectively exclude some people from participating in social activities or “make one pay to go to work”, and wonders whether this is “the right path” to take.
Meanwhile, the Christian Social People’s Party (CSV) has a more nuanced view of the new measures compared to the adr. The biggest opposition party acknowledges that in light of a low vaccination rate, a new variant on the rise, and a rising number of deaths, the government had to react. MP and Party President Claude Wiseler states that the CSV also agrees with both 3G rules at the workplace and a 2G system for leisure activities.
Nevertheless, Wiseler stressed that the CSV would like to see the exact contents of the draft bill, notably how the two systems will be implemented in real life. For instance, the CSV would like to know what the new measures mean for people who are unable to get vaccinated for health reasons.
As such, Wiseler concluded that it is a “‘Yes’ in principle” from the CSV, pending the presentation of the definitive version of the draft bill.
