PARLIAMENTARY WORK
Ricardo’s main focus is the education
system:Public European Schools offer some children flexibility, but they cannot and should not
replace the traditional system.He spoke about the ALPHA project, a law that introduced literacy
instruction in French. This reform would ensure greater equality of opportunity. Luxembourgish would even be given a more important place, since the non-core subjects are taught in Luxembourgish. Concerns include the additional classrooms that will be needed and the transition to secondary school. A clear implementation plan and regular evaluations with reports would be essential.As a psychologist
, mental health is an important issue for him:Ricardo’s proposal to introduce 119 as a national
telephone number, backed by a multidisciplinary team that responds quickly when someone calls in mental distress, was adopted unanimously in Parliament.Children’s mental health is particularly close
to his heart.It is a priority and requires prevention, early detection, and easy access to support
.Regarding young people’s access to social media, he calls for providing children up to the
age of 16 with a safe framework and shielding them from this influence.Technology must
serve people, not the other way around.Ricardo will be responsible for the Youth Protection Act
dossier.
