2001 in Luxembourg

none 2001 The following lists events that happened during 2001 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Incumbents Position Incumbent Grand Duke HenriLansford Tom Political Handbook of the World 2020-2021 31 May 2021 CQ Press 978-1-5443-8473-3 2010 https://books.google.com/books?id=ewgpEAAAQBAJ&pg=RA9-PA2010 en Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker Deputy Prime Minister Lydie Polfer President of the Chamber of Deputies Jean Spautz President of the Council of State Raymond Kirsch (until 13 January) Marcel Sauber (from 15 January) Mayor of Luxembourg City Paul Helminger Events January – March 19 February – Agreement of merger between Arbed, Usinor, and Aceralia to form Arcelor. 23 February – Grand Duke Henri amends the grand ducal coat of arms. 26 February – The district tribunal of Luxembourg City opens an investigation into the Clearstream Affair. 28 March – SES Astra announces that the company will be reconstituted as SES Global (now just SES), and that the new group will buy GE Americom from GE Capital for $2.4bn of cash and $3.5bn of shares. April – June 3 May – Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his seventh State of the Nation address. 15 May – André Lussi is suspended as CEO of Clearstream. 24 May – FC Etzella Ettelbruck win the Luxembourg Cup, beating FC Wiltz 71 5–3 in the final. 16 June – SES Astra launches its Astra 2C satellite. 17 June – Jorgen Bo Petersen wins the 2001 Tour de Luxembourg, with Fassa Bortolo picking up the team title. July – September 17 July – The commune of Bettborn is renamed 'Préizerdaul'. October – December 2 October – La Voix du Luxembourg is launched as a separate newspaper, having previously been a French-language supplement of the Luxemburger Wort. 1 November – Allan Simonsen replaces Paul Philipp as coach of the Luxembourg national football team. 9 November – SES Global is established, with SES Astra as its subsidiary. 12 November – SES Global completes its acquisition of GE Americom. 16 November – The section of the A7 motorway between Schoenfels and Schieren opens.http://www.pch.public.lu/reseau_routier/autoroutes/evolution/index.html Evolution du réseau autoroutier 29 December 2008 Administration des Ponts et Chaussées 24 January 2008 fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090303095145/http://www.pch.public.lu/reseau_routier/autoroutes/evolution/index.html 3 March 2009 16 November – The construction of the A13 road, between Bettembourg and Schengen, is authorised. 29 November – Luxembourg ratifies the Kyoto Protocol, although does not deposit it until all other EU member are ready to do so. 31 December – André Lussi is dismissed as CEO of Clearstream. Unknown date Unknown – Denis Robert and Ernest Backes release the book Révélation$, describing the Clearstream Affair as the 'greatest financial scandal in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg'. Deaths 24 November – Mett Clemens, cyclist References 2001 Category:Years of the 21st century in Luxembourg Luxembourg Category:2000s in Luxembourg Luxembourg