Position papers

Luxembourg needs a residency requirement in its electoral law because the 2008 reform of the nationality law expanded the number of potential voters by about 15% of the current Luxembourg electorate. That amounts to more than 41,000 people with little connection to the country. So far, their influence on national elections has been minimal; the introduction of digital voting must…

The digital landscape is increasingly marked by hate speech, disinformation, massive bot attacks, insults, threats, and fake news. Policymakers must, on the one hand, take effective action against these threats and, on the other hand, protect freedom of expression, data privacy, and the openness of the internet. Read on to find out how this can be achieved.

Populist forces in Europe like to paint a bleak picture of our present: being overwhelmed by migration, the decline of social values, economic stagnation, and a loss of identity. Added to this are simplistic, backward-looking proposed solutions and—historically naive—a call to return to the supposed “good old days.” We want to counter this with a fact-based alternative and demonstrate that…

Democracies are faced with a fundamental dilemma: the short-term horizon of election cycles, which naturally focuses political action on visible successes within four or five years, is in clear conflict with the need for long-term, strategic planning. Complex, intergenerational challenges such as demographic change, housing construction, the far-reaching effects of climate change, the digital transformation of the economy and securing…

Our society cannot function without migration. In view of a rapidly ageing European population and the increasing shortage of skilled workers in key areas such as P􀏐lege, construction and logistics, migration is becoming a social and economic necessity. The current European legal framework focuses strongly on highly skilled immigration, but falls short: the main need lies in the practical professions.…

The alarming number of 1,884 young people who leave the Luxembourg school system every year without a qualification or prospects is more than just a statistic - it is a symptom of a profound social disorientation. FOKUS. does not primarily see this as a failure of the education system, but rather the consequence of a culture that shuns effort, distrusts…

Zréck op d’Iwwersiichtssäit ContentsVocational training Vocational training The level of education in vocational training is falling, fewer and fewer young people are opting for training and at the same time the demands and need for qualified trainees are increasing rapidly. In order to optimally prepare young people for the challenges of the world of work, we need to start at…