2006 in Luxembourg

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

Incumbents

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 –
  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 –
  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
  Mittal Steel
  's takeover bid.
• 28 May – The
  the Double
  .
• 10 June – Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume is appointed to the Council of State.^[2]
• 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.^[2]
• 5 August – The
  2006–07 season
  of the National Division kicks off.
• 29 September –
  Grand Ducal Family
  's surname 'de Nassau' , but does not become a princess.

October – December

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

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

Footnotes