2006_in_Luxembourg

2006 in Luxembourg

Years in Luxembourg: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Centuries: 20th Century · 21st century · 22nd century

Decades: 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s

Years: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Contents

1 Incumbents

2 Events

2.1 January - March

2.2 April - June

2.3 July - September

2.4 October - December

3 Deaths

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Henri
Prime Minister	Jean-Claude Juncker
Deputy Prime Minister	Jean Asselborn
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Lucien Weiler
President of the Council of State	Pierre Mores
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Paul Helminger

1 January – The communes of Bastendorf and Fouhren merge together to form the new commune of Tandel.
1 January – The communes of Kautenbach and Wilwerwiltz merge together to form the new commune of Kiischpelt.
16 January – Arcelor makes Dofasco a takeover offer of C$71 per share
24 January – The board of Dofasco accepts Arcelor's takeover offer.
27 January – Mittal Steel unveils a bid for a takeover of Arcelor, at a price of €28.21 per share
27 January – Denis Robert is charged by a Luxembourg City magistrate for defamation and slander.
29 January – Arcelor's board of directors unanimously rejects Mittal's hostile takeover.
31 January – Jean-Claude Juncker announces his government's opposition to Mittal's bid for Arcelor.
20 February – Arcelor takes majority ownership of Dofasco.

2 April – The Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice changes its name to 'Alternative Democratic Reform Party'.
20 April – SES Astra launches its Astra 1KR satellite.
3 May – The European Under-17 Football Championship kicks off at Stade John Grün, in Mondorf-les-Bains. As hosts, Luxembourg qualifies automatically.
14 May – Russia defeats the Czech Republic 5-3 on penalties to win the European Under-17 Football Championship at Stade Josy Barthel, in Luxembourg City.
20 May – F91 Dudelange win the Luxembourg Cup, beating Jeunesse Esch 3-2 in the final.
25 May – Jean-Claude Juncker is awarded the Karlspreis for his dedication to the European Constitution.
26 May – Arcelor and Severstal sign a merger agreement, as Arcelor attempts to deter Mittal Steel's takeover bid.
28 May – The 2005-06 season of the National Division finishes, with F91 Dudelange winning the title to complete the Double.
21 June – Severstal substantially improves its merger offer to Arcelor in face of improved terms offered by Mittal.
25 June – The board of Arcelor agrees to a merger with Mittal Steel to form Arcelor-Mittal. The final offer values each Arcelor share at €40.40.
30 June – Arcelor shareholders reject the merger with Severstal at an Extraordinary General Meeting.

1 July – Mudam is opened in Luxembourg City.
31 July – Luxembourg ratifies the Treaty of Accession for the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.
5 August – The 2006-07 season of the National Division kicks off.
29 September – Prince Louis marries Tessy Antony in Gilsdorf. Upon the marriage, Louis renounces all succession rights for himself and his descendants. Antony takes up the Grand Ducal Family's surname 'de Nassau' , but does not become a princess.

1 October – Ukrainian Alyona Bondarenko wins the singles tournament of the Fortis Championships Luxembourg, beating Francesca Schiavone 6-3 6-2 in the final. Schiavone wins the doubles tournament along with Kveta Peschke.
11 October – A train crash on the Franco-Luxembourgian border kills 6 people and injuries a further 20.
15 October – Lucien Lux admits that the Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois was responsible for the Zoufftgen train crash of 11 October.
24 November – Luxembourg ratifies the International Convention Against Doping in Sport.
9 December – Luxembourg City's year as European Capital of Culture for 2007 is officially launched.
14 December – SES Global is renamed to 'SES'.
20 December – Arcelor-Mittal agrees to buy Mexican steel-maker Sicartsa from Grupo Villacero for $1.4bn.