Age of Seized Assets by Number and Asset Category; Credit: BGA

On Monday 9 November 2026, Luxembourg's Asset Management Office (Bureau de gestion des avoirs - BGA) presented its 2025 activity report, highlighting a 257% increase in cases handled, a rise in completed cases and the management of seized and confiscated assets.

Established in 2022, the BGA operates under the authority of Luxembourg’s Minister of Justice but functions as an operationally independent state service. It manages seized and confiscated assets entrusted to it by judicial authorities.

According to the report, the number of cases handled increased by 257% in 2025, while the number of cases closed multiplied by 8.5. The BGA, which now employs fourteen full-time staff members, closed 1,539 cases during the year.

The office also oversaw the disposal of 121 seized assets worth a combined €4.696 million. It contributed to the execution of 1,035 provisional and final judicial decisions involving 1,764 assets valued at €153.239 million, as well as 495 administrative decisions concerning 496 assets worth €1.716 million.

In addition, the BGA negotiated seven restitution or asset-sharing agreements with Germany, France and Belgium, totalling €21.970 million. Of this amount, €20.614 million (93.83%) went to the neighbouring countries, while Luxembourg received €1.356 million (6.17%).

In terms of financial performance, the asset management office generated €1.816 million in additional revenue through its cash management activities, supplementing its annual budget allocation of €399,000.

The office also received €2.750 million from the Fund for Combating Certain Forms of Crime to modernise seized asset warehouses in Sanem and Colmar-Berg.

The BGA further reported operating costs of €724,000, excluding personnel expenses, compared with total revenue of €5.814 million. The net financial beneficiaries were the Fund for Combating Certain Forms of Crime, which received €1.882 million, and the Public Treasury, which received €458,000.

The report also includes judicial statistics on seizures and confiscations. Between 1 January and 31 December 2025, the BGA recorded 3,213 assets seized in criminal cases, with an estimated value of approximately €100 million.

During the same period, judicial authorities issued 930 decisions concerning 1,394 assets valued at €163.340 million. A total of 477 assets, worth an estimated €33.920 million, were confiscated. According to the BGA, the ratio of confiscations to seizures stood at approximately one third.

The BGA continued developing its register of seized assets in cooperation with the State Information Technology Centre (CTIE). It also introduced a new system to generate reliable statistics on seizures and confiscations.

The report further examines legal developments, including a Constitutional Court ruling declaring Article 581 of the Code of Criminal Procedure unconstitutional in relation to appeals against asset disposal decisions issued by investigating judges.

Looking ahead, the BGA highlighted forthcoming legislative changes under Bill No 8698, which aims to transpose European Union (EU) Directive 2024/1260 on asset recovery and confiscation. The report also revisits discussions on the status and degree of autonomy of the future Asset Management and Recovery Office (BGRA).