2005 in Luxembourg explained
The following lists events that happened during 2005 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
Events
January – March
April – June
July – September
- 1 July – Luxembourg's six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union comes to a close.
- 10 July – A referendum on the ratification of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe is accepted with 56.52% of the vote.
- 27 July – Cargolux announces its intention to buy ten Boeing 747-8s, with options on ten more.
- 7 August – The 2005-06 season of the National Division kicks off.
- 12 September – Skype accepts a takeover offer from eBay of €1.9bn in cash and a potential €1.5bn in earn out.
- 18 September – Kim Kirchen wins the 2005 Tour de Pologne.
- 23 September – Luxembourg's largest music venue, the Rockhal, is opened in Esch-sur-Alzette, in the south of the country.[3]
October – December
Deaths
Notes and References
- Book: Lansford . Tom . Political Handbook of the World 2020-2021 . 31 May 2021 . CQ Press . 978-1-5443-8473-3 . 2010 . en.
- Web site: Membres depuis 1857 . 2009-04-05 . Council of State . fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091103102814/http://www.conseil-etat.public.lu/fr/composition/anciensmembres/membresdepuis1857/index.html . 2009-11-03 .
- Web site: Inauguration de la Rockhal . 30 December 2008 . 23 September 2005 . Service Information et Presse . https://web.archive.org/web/20090627141527/http://www.gouvernement.lu/salle_presse/actualite/2005/09/23rockhal/index.html . 2009-06-27 . dead .