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2003 in Luxembourg

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January – March

  • 13 February - Albert Rodesch is appointed to the Council of State, replacing John Castegnaro, who resigned in January.
  • 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.
  • April – June

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • 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.
  • 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

  • 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

  • 10 January – Paul Cerf, journalist
  • 12 February - Ernest Arendt, Councillor of State
  • 21 February – Willy Bourg, politician
  • 20 March – Gordian Troeller, journalist
  • 1 April – Marcel Ernzer, cyclist
  • 4 July – Georges Margue, jurist and politician
  • 9 November – Maurice Thoss, politician
  • 23 November – Johny Lahure, politician
  • 5 December – Fernand Koenig, singer
  • References

    2003 in Luxembourg Wikipedia