2006 in Luxembourg

Incumbents

Events

January – March

• 1 January – The communes of Bastendorf and Fouhren merge to form the new commune of Tandel.
• 1 January – The communes of Kautenbach and Wilwerwiltz merge 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.

April – June

• 2 April – The Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice changes its name to 'Alternative Democratic Reform Party'.
• 7 April - Agnès Durdu is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Carlo Meintz, who resigned the previous May.^[1]
• 20 April – SES Astra launches its Astra 1KR satellite.
• 2 May – Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his twelfth State of the Nation address.
• 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.
• 10 June - Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume is appointed to the Council of State.^[1]
• 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.

July – September

• 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.
• 1 August - Georges Wivenes is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Charles Ruppert, who resigned in January.^[1]
• 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.

October – December

• 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 Květa 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'.
• 1 August - Marc Schaefer is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Jean-Pierre Sinner, who resigned in October.^[1]
• 20 December – Arcelor-Mittal agrees to buy Mexican steel-maker Sicartsa from Grupo Villacero for $1.4bn.

Deaths

• 25 January – Luc Bonblet, politician
• 19 February – Guy Theisen, singer
• 8 March – Carlo Hommel, musician
• 20 March – Nicolas Birtz, footballer and politician
• 17 May – Eugène Heinen, actor
• 31 August – Edy Hein, cyclist
• 11 October – Alexandre Marius Dées de Sterio, academic
• 28 November – Roger Bertemes, painter

Footnotes