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2002 in Luxembourg

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The following lists events that happened during 2002 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position Incumbent
Grand Duke Henri
Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker
Deputy Prime Minister Lydie Polfer
President of the Chamber of Deputies Jean Spautz
President of the Council of State Marcel Sauber
Mayor of Luxembourg City Paul Helminger

Events

January – March

  • 1 January – New Euro banknotes and coins are introduced to replace those of the Luxembourgian franc.
  • 28 January – The government signs a treaty with France, at Rémilly, agreeing to extend the TGV Est to Luxembourg City.
  • 18 February – Arcelor is launched as an operating concern.
  • 28 February – Luxembourgian franc banknotes and coins cease to be legal tender.
  • 29 March – SES launches its 3A satellite.

April – June

July – September

October – December

  • 6 November – Luxair Flight 9642 crashes near Niederanven, on the approach to Luxembourg-Findel. 20 of the 22 passengers and crew members die.
  • 26 November – SES' 1K satellite fails to deploy properly after launch, requiring it to be deorbited. This is SES's first unintended loss.

Deaths

References

  1. ^ "Evolution du réseau autoroutier" (in French). Administration des Ponts et Chaussées. 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
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