2008 in Luxembourg

none 2008 The following lists events that happened during 2008 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 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 January – March 24 January – The section of the A7 motorway between Lorentzweiler and Schoenfels 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 1 April – A new terminal, the General Aviation Terminal, is opened at Luxembourg – Findel Airport by Lucien Lux.http://www.gouvernement.lu/salle_presse/actualite/2008/02-fevrier/01-lux-gat/index.html Inauguration du terminal d'aviation générale 1 February 2008 Service Information et Presse 5 June 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120323003309/http://www.gouvernement.lu/salle_presse/actualite/2008/02-fevrier/01-lux-gat/index.html 23 March 2012 dead dmy-all 15 February – Roger Molitor is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Pierre Mores, who resigned the previous September.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 20 February – The Chamber of Deputies votes 30–26 in favour of the first reading of a bill legalising voluntary euthanasia in certain circumstances. April – June 25 April – A new terminal, Terminal A, is opened at Luxembourg – Findel Airport by Grand Duke Henri.http://www.gouvernement.lu/salle_presse/actualite/2008/04-avril/25-terminal-a/index.html Inauguration du nouveau terminal A de l'aéroport de Luxembourg 25 April 2008 Service Information et Presse 5 June 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120323003336/http://www.gouvernement.lu/salle_presse/actualite/2008/04-avril/25-terminal-a/index.html 23 March 2012 dead dmy-all 20 May – The 2007-08 season of the National Division finishes, with F91 Dudelange winning the title for a fourth successive season. 22 May – Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his fourteenth State of the Nation address. 24 May – CS Grevenmacher win the Luxembourg Cup, beating FC Victoria Rosport 4–1 in the final, having relegated Rosport from the National Division the previous week. 8 June – The Netherlands' Joost Posthuma wins the 2008 Tour de Luxembourg. 17 June – Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands sign a new Benelux treaty. July – September 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 6 October – The new 'Judiciary City' in Luxembourg City is officially inaugurated. 3 November – The National Literature Awards are held, with Carine Krecké winning first prize. 19 November – The national football team draws 1–1 with Belgium, three days before the Luxembourg Football Federation's hundredth anniversary. 2 December – Grand Duke Henri unexpectedly announces that he will not sign the pending euthanasia bill if it is passed by the Chamber of Deputies, creating a constitutional crisis. 9 December – Cyclist Fränk Schleck is cleared of doping charges. 11 December – The Chamber of Deputies votes 56 votes to none, with one abstention, to strip the Grand Duke of his right to withhold assent from legislation. 12 December – A Belgian court rules that the division of Fortis between the three Benelux governments cannot proceed. Deaths 29 January – Marcelle Lentz-Cornette, politician Footnotes 2008 Category:Years of the 21st century in Luxembourg Luxembourg Category:2000s in Luxembourg Luxembourg