2006 in Luxembourg

yearbox
in? = in Luxembourg
cp = 20th Century
c = 21st century
cf = 22nd century
yp1 = 2003
yp2 = 2004
yp3 = 2005
year = 2006
ya1 = 2007
ya2 = 2008
ya3 = 2009
dp3 = 1970s
dp2 = 1980s
dp1 = 1990s
d = 2000s
da = 0
dn1 = 2010s
dn2 = 2020s
dn3 = 2030s

Incumbents

Events

January - March

* 1 January – The communes of Bastendorf and Fouhren merge together to form the new commune of Tandel.
* 1 January – The communes of Kautenbach and Wilwerwiltz merge together 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'.
* 20 April – SES Astra launches its Astra 1KR satellite.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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 Kveta 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'.
* 20 December – Arcelor-Mittal agrees to buy Mexican steel-maker Sicartsa from Grupo Villacero for $1.4bn.

Deaths

* 25 January – Luc Bonblet, politician
* 19 February – Guy Theisen, singer
* 8 March – Carlo Hommel, musician
* 20 March – Nicolas Birtz, footballer and politician
* 17 May – Eugène Heinen, actor
* 31 August – Edy Hein, cyclist
* 11 October – Alexandre Marius Dées de Sterio, academic
* 28 November – Roger Bertemes, painter