2003 in Luxembourg

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The following lists events that happened during 2003 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Henri ^[1]
Prime Minister	Jean-Claude Juncker
Deputy Prime Minister	Lydie Polfer
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Jean Spautz
President of the Council of State	Marcel Sauber (until 11 March) Pierre Mores (from 29 April)
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Paul Helminger

Events

January – March

13 February – Albert Rodesch is appointed to the Council of State, replacing John Castegnaro, who resigned in January.^[2]
11 March – President of the Council of State Marcel Sauber resigns to take up the vacancy left in the Chamber of Deputies by the death of Willy Bourg on 21 February.^[3]

April – June

29 April – Lydie Polfer meets with the foreign ministers of Belgium, France, and Germany, who agree a framework for the introduction of the planned Common Foreign and Security Policy.
29 April – Pierre Mores is appointed President of the Council of State, replacing Marcel Sauber.^[2]
20 May – Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his ninth State of the Nation address.
28 May – Ady Jung is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Marcel Sauber, who resigned in March.^[2]
31 May – CS Grevenmacher win the Luxembourg Cup, beating FC Etzella Ettelbruck 1–0 in the final.
1 June – Thomas Voeckler wins the 2003 Tour de Luxembourg, with Quick-Step–Davitamon picking up the team title.
7 June – SES Americom launches its AMC-9 satellite: its first under SES ownership.

July – September

24 July – The eastern half of the A13 motorway (the collectrice du Sud), part of E29, is opened between Hellange and Schengen, including a 600-metre viaduct across the border to meet Germany's A8.^[4]
9 August – The 2003–04 season of the National Division kicks off.
12 August – The University of Luxembourg is founded.
22 August – Plans to extend France's LGV Est to Luxembourg City are formally approved by Luxembourg.
29 August – Skype is released.

October – December

10 October – The Luxembourgian Film Prizes are launched. The prize for Best Film is shared between J'ai toujours voulu etre une Sainte and L'homme au cigare.
13 October – Lydie Polfer, Dominique de Villepin, and Joschka Fischer inaugurate the Pierre Werner Institute in Luxembourg City.
November – Edward Steichen's The Family of Man exhibition, at Clervaux, is added to UNESCO's 'Memory of the World' register.
11 December – Kim Kirchen is named Luxembourg's Sportsperson of the Year.

Deaths

12 February – Ernest Arendt, Councillor of State^[2]
21 February – Willy Bourg, politician
1 April – Marcel Ernzer, cyclist
23 November – Johny Lahure, politician^[2]

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References

↑ Lansford, Tom (31 May 2021). Political Handbook of the World 2020-2021. CQ Press. p. 2010. ISBN 978-1-5443-8473-3.
1 2 3 4 5 "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
↑ "Marcel Sauber wird Deputierter" (in German). Christian Social People's Party. 6 March 2003. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
↑ "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.

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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.

[Membres_depuis_1857-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.

[3] "Marcel Sauber wird Deputierter" (in German). Christian Social People's Party. 6 March 2003. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-04-05.

[Reseau_autoroutier-4] "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.

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