A delegation of the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) carried out an evaluation visit to Luxembourg from 23 to 26 September 2025, as part of the fourth evaluation round of the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.
This new evaluation round of monitoring the implementation of the Convention focuses on vulnerabilities to human trafficking and measures taken by States Parties to prevent them, detect and support vulnerable victims, and punish the offenders. This includes a focus on the use of information and communication technology, which brings structural changes to the way offenders operate and exacerbates existing vulnerabilities.
Prior to the visit, the authorities of Luxembourg provided a reply to GRETA’s questionnaire for the fourth evaluation round. In addition to the new thematic focus, GRETA examines how the main recommendations made in its third evaluation report on Luxembourg have been implemented.
During the visit, the GRETA delegation met with Ms Elisabeth Margue, Minister of Justice, and Ms Pascale Millim, President of the Interministerial Committee for Monitoring the Fight against Trafficking in Human Beings.
Consultations were also held with Ms Fabienne Rossler, Secretary General of the Advisory Committee on Human Rights (CCDH), which acts as the National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings, as well as with Ms Claudine Konsbruck, the Ombudsman, and Mr Charel Schmidt, the Ombudsman for Children and Young People (OKAJU), together with their respective teams.
The GRETA delegation met with representatives of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Diversity, the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of National Education, Children and Youth, and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade. The delegation also met with the Office of the Public Prosecutor General and the Public Prosecutors’ Offices of Luxembourg and Diekirch, the examining magistrates’ office in Diekirch, and the Criminal Investigation Police Department, in particular the Organised Crime Division and the Advanced Protection Unit. It further held discussions with the Victim Support Service of the Office of the Public Prosecutor General, the Labour and Mines Inspectorate, the Directorate-General for Immigration, the National Reception Office, the National Children’s Office, and the National Youth Service.
The GRETA delegation also met with members of the Chamber of Deputies’ Justice Committee and the Luxembourg delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
During the visit, the delegation visited the National Centre for Victims of Violence, run by the Red Cross, as well as a shelter for victims of human trafficking, managed by the service InfoTraite.
The delegation also attended a hearing on a human trafficking case at the Luxembourg District Court.
Separate meetings were held with representatives of non-governmental organisations, trade union representatives, and academia.
The visit was carried out by Ms Ia Dadunashvili and Mr Peter Van Hauwermeiren, members of GRETA, who were accompanied by Ms Jenna Logeais of the Secretariat of the Convention.
Following the visit, GRETA will prepare a draft report, which will be sent to the Luxembourg authorities for comments. GRETA will subsequently adopt its final report, which will be published in 2026.
