2005 in Luxembourg

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The following lists events that happened during 2005 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Events

January – March

• 1 January – Luxembourg holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union until 1 July 2005.
• 3 February – SES Americom launches its AMC-12 satellite.

April – June

• 8 April – Luxembourg ratifies the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
• 29 April - René Kollweter is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Claude Bichelet, who resigned on 7 April.^[2]
• 14 April – A law is passed organising a referendum on the proposed EU constitution, to be held on 10 July 2005.
• 14 May – CS Pétange win the Luxembourg Cup, beating Cessange-Bracarenses FC 01 5–0 in the final.
• 29 May – The
  2004-05 season of the National Division finishes, with F91 Dudelange
  winning the title.
• 3 June –
  upcoming referendum
  .
• 5 June – László Bodrogi wins the 2005 Tour de Luxembourg, with Fassa Bortolo picking up the team title.
• 9 June – The Parc Naturel of the
  Our River
  is created.
• 27 June – The Philharmonie Luxembourg is opened in Luxembourg City.
• 28 June – At the
  Chamber of Deputies
  approves the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe ahead of a scheduled referendum on 10 July.
• 30 June – Luxembourg joins the European Space Agency.

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 –
  earn out
  .
• 18 September –
  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

• 2 October –
  Fortis Championships Luxembourg, beating Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6-2 6–4 in the final. It is the first WTA Tier II event to be held in Luxembourg, having been Tier III
  the previous year.
• 3 October – EU Foreign Ministers meet in Luxembourg City and agree to open talks over Turkish accession to the EU. Turkish officials agree to their terms.
• 9 October –
  Communal elections
  are held.
• 12 October – Jean-Claude Juncker delivers a declaration on the political state of the country in place of his eleventh State of the Nation address, on account of Luxembourg's presidency of the Council of the European Union earlier in the year.
• 14 October – eBay completes its acquisition of Skype.
• 14 October – Luxembourg Film Prize for Best Film goes to Heim ins Reich.
• 25 November –
  grand ducal assent
  to the law ratifying the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, completing Luxembourg's ratification.
• 14 November – At the launch of the Boeing 747-8, Cargolux is the larger of two launch customers (ahead of Nippon Cargo Airlines).
• 23 November – Arcelor announces offer to acquire Dofasco at C$56 per share.
• 29 December – SES Americom launches its AMC-23 satellite.

Deaths

• 10 January –
  Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium
• 12 April – Joseph Brebsom, politician
• 16 July – Camillo Felgen, actor and singer
• 25 November —Norbert von Kunitzki, businessman and economist
• 6 December – Charly Gaul, cyclist

Footnotes