2003 in Luxembourg

none 2003 The following lists events that happened during 2003 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 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.http://www.conseil-etat.public.lu/fr/composition/anciensmembres/membresdepuis1857/index.html Membres depuis 1857 2009-04-05 Council of State fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091103102814/http://www.conseil-etat.public.lu/fr/composition/anciensmembres/membresdepuis1857/index.html 2009-11-03 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.http://csv.lu/actualites/1100.html Marcel Sauber wird Deputierter 6 March 2003 2009-04-05 Christian Social People's Party de dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110722130033/http://csv.lu/actualites/1100.html 22 July 2011 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. 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. 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.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 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 21 February – Willy Bourg, politician 1 April – Marcel Ernzer, cyclist 23 November – Johny Lahure, politician References 2003 Category:Years of the 21st century in Luxembourg Category:2000s in Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg