2003 in Luxembourg
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The following lists events that happened during 2003 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
[edit]| Position | Incumbent |
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| Grand Duke | Henri[1] |
| 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 (until 11 March) Pierre Mores (from 29 April) |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | Paul Helminger |
Events
[edit]January – March
[edit]- 13 February – Albert Rodesch is appointed to the Council of State, replacing John Castegnaro, who resigned in January.[2]
- 11 March – President of the Council of State Marcel Sauber resigns to take up the vacancy left in the Chamber of Deputies by the death of Willy Bourg on 21 February.[3]
April – June
[edit]- 29 April – Lydie Polfer meets with the foreign ministers of Belgium, France, and Germany, who agree a framework for the introduction of the planned Common Foreign and Security Policy.
- 29 April – Pierre Mores is appointed President of the Council of State, replacing Marcel Sauber.[2]
- 20 May – Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his ninth State of the Nation address.
- 28 May – Ady Jung is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Marcel Sauber, who resigned in March.[2]
- 31 May – CS Grevenmacher win the Luxembourg Cup, beating FC Etzella Ettelbruck 1–0 in the final.
- 1 June – Thomas Voeckler wins the 2003 Tour de Luxembourg, with Quick-Step–Davitamon picking up the team title.
- 7 June – SES Americom launches its AMC-9 satellite: its first under SES ownership.
July – September
[edit]- 24 July – The eastern half of the A13 motorway (the collectrice du Sud), part of E29, is opened between Hellange and Schengen, including a 600-metre viaduct across the border to meet Germany's A8.[4]
- 9 August – The 2003–04 season of the National Division kicks off.
- 12 August – The University of Luxembourg is founded.
- 22 August – Plans to extend France's LGV Est to Luxembourg City are formally approved by Luxembourg.
- 29 August – Skype is released.
October – December
[edit]- 10 October – The Luxembourgian Film Prizes are launched. The prize for Best Film is shared between J'ai toujours voulu etre une Sainte and L'homme au cigare.
- 13 October – Lydie Polfer, Dominique de Villepin, and Joschka Fischer inaugurate the Pierre Werner Institute in Luxembourg City.
- November – Edward Steichen's The Family of Man exhibition, at Clervaux, is added to UNESCO's 'Memory of the World' register.
- 11 December – Kim Kirchen is named Luxembourg's Sportsperson of the Year.
Deaths
[edit]- 12 February – Ernest Arendt, Councillor of State[2]
- 21 February – Willy Bourg, politician
- 1 April – Marcel Ernzer, cyclist
- 23 November – Johny Lahure, politician[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Lansford, Tom (31 May 2021). Political Handbook of the World 2020-2021. CQ Press. p. 2010. ISBN 978-1-5443-8473-3.
- ^ a b c d e "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ "Marcel Sauber wird Deputierter" (in German). Christian Social People's Party. 6 March 2003. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ "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.
