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2005 in Luxembourg

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2005
in
Luxembourg

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

Incumbents

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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

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January – March

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April – June

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July – September

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  • 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 – Skype accepts a takeover offer from eBay of 1.9bn in cash and a potential €1.5bn in earn out.
  • 18 September – Kim Kirchen wins the 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

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Deaths

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Lansford, Tom (31 May 2021). Political Handbook of the World 2020-2021. CQ Press. p. 2010. ISBN 978-1-5443-8473-3.
  2. ^ "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
  3. ^ "Inauguration de la Rockhal". Service Information et Presse. 23 September 2005. Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 30 December 2008.