Your Role in Luxembourg

One of our biggest challenges in Luxembourg is political participation.

When we consider the future of our country, we have to ask: Are we all in?

Because the truth is, the challenges we face need everyone's input.

We need your voice, your ideas, your energy.

Here's what we've got:

• Only about 10% of non-citizens vote.
• Nearly half of our residents are non-citizens.

As of 2023, about 47% of Luxembourg's population are foreign nationals.

Back in 2000, it was around 37%.

Here's the question:

• How do we make everyone feel they have a stake in our future?

In 2015, we had a referendum that could have extended voting rights to foreign residents who've lived here for over 10 years.

We lost that opportunity.

So now, we need to continue finding and building alternative ways to understand how people want us to lead, and towards where.

It's not just about voting (although that's a great start, so register to vote for the next ones, it takes 2 minutes).

It's about participation at every level.

It's about caring for our commons—our shared spaces, our communities, our environment.

We need to find ways to include more people, to convince them that their voice matters.

Because it does.

If we want to tackle the big issues—whether it's housing, climate change, or economic development—we need everyone on board.

So here's my call to action:

Join the dialogue, where it is.

Join political platforms, parties, debates (online or offline - even better)

Whether you're a lifelong Luxembourger or you've just moved here, your perspective is valuable. It helps us inform our decisions.

We need to explore new ways to engage with all residents, to gather their feedback, their hopes, their ideas for our future.

We can't afford to have half of our population feel disconnected.

Your thoughts?

Christos Floros