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2008 in Luxembourg

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2008
in
Luxembourg

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The following lists events that happened during 2008 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 Alain Meyer
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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  • 29 August – Office rental group Regus announces that it would move its headquarters from the United Kingdom to Luxembourg.
  • 10 September – Luxembourg's national football team defeats Switzerland 2–1 to record their first competitive victory since 1995.
  • 28 September – The governments of Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands agree to part-nationalise Fortis and recapitalise the bank with public money. Luxembourg's government injects €2.5bn, and receives 49% of Fortis's Luxembourg operations in return.
  • 30 September – Dexia is part-nationalised by the governments of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Luxembourg loans Dexia €400m.

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. ^ "Evolution du réseau autoroutier" (in French). Administration des Ponts et Chaussées. 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Inauguration du terminal d'aviation générale" (in French). Service Information et Presse. 1 February 2008. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
  5. ^ "Inauguration du nouveau terminal A de l'aéroport de Luxembourg" (in French). Service Information et Presse. 25 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2011.