2006 in Luxembourg explained

The following lists events that happened during 2006 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Henri^[1]
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

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.^[2]
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.
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.
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.
20 December – Arcelor-Mittal agrees to buy Mexican steel-maker Sicartsa from Grupo Villacero for $1.4bn.

Deaths

20 March – Nicolas Birtz, footballer and politician
31 August – Edy Hein, cyclist

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 .