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2001
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2002
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2005
Decades:
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2000s
2010s
2020s
See also:
History of Luxembourg
List of years in Luxembourg
The following lists events that happened during
2002 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
Mayor of Luxembourg City
Paul Helminger
Events
January – March
1 January – The
Euro Currency
officially became the legal tender for
Luxembourg
, along with the other
European Union (EU
)
Eurozone member area countries
, replacing the
Luxembourgish franc
by being introduced physically with the official launch of the
currency coins
and banknotes
. Luxembourg entered a period where specifically both the Euro Currency and the Luxembourgish franc were in dual circulation until specifically 28 February.
28 January – The government signs a treaty with France, at
Rémilly
, agreeing to extend the
TGV Est
to
Luxembourg City
.
18 February –
Arcelor
is launched as an operating concern.
28 February – Luxembourg franc banknotes and coins cease to be
legal tender
.
29 March –
SES
launches its
3A
satellite.
April – June
7 May –
Jean-Claude Juncker
delivers his eighth
State of the Nation
address.
24 May –
FC Avenir Beggen
win the
Luxembourg Cup
, beating
F91 Dudelange
1–0 in the final.
2 June –
Marcus Ljungqvist
wins the 2002
Tour de Luxembourg
, with
Team Fakta
picking up the team title.
July – September
7 July –
Luxembourg City
plays host to the
grand départ
of the
2002 Tour de France
.
6 September –
Utopia Group SA
formed from the merger of Utopia SA and Dutch company Polyfilm BV.
13 September – The most southern section of the
A7 motorway
, between the
Grünewald
and
Waldhof
, opens.
[2]
October – December
6 November –
Luxair Flight 9642
crashes near
Niederanven
, on the approach to
Luxembourg-Findel
. 20 of the 22 passengers and crew members die.
26 November –
SES
'
1K
satellite fails to deploy properly after launch, requiring it to be deorbited. This is SES's first unintended loss.
Deaths
4 February –
Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland
24 April –
Lucien Wercollier
, sculptor
24 June –
Pierre Werner
, politician
6 November –
Michel Majerus
, artist
References
^
Lansford, Tom (31 May 2021).
Political Handbook of the World 2020-2021
. CQ Press. p. 2010.
ISBN
978-1-5443-8473-3
.
^
"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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Categories
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of events
←
2001
2000
1999
2002
in
Luxembourg
→
2003
2004
2005
Decades:
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also:
History of Luxembourg
List of years in Luxembourg
The following lists events that happened during
2002 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
Mayor of Luxembourg City
Paul Helminger
Events
January – March
1 January – The
Euro Currency
officially became the legal tender for
Luxembourg
, along with the other
European Union (EU
)
Eurozone member area countries
, replacing the
Luxembourgish franc
by being introduced physically with the official launch of the
currency coins
and banknotes
. Luxembourg entered a period where specifically both the Euro Currency and the Luxembourgish franc were in dual circulation until specifically 28 February.
28 January – The government signs a treaty with France, at
Rémilly
, agreeing to extend the
TGV Est
to
Luxembourg City
.
18 February –
Arcelor
is launched as an operating concern.
28 February – Luxembourg franc banknotes and coins cease to be
legal tender
.
29 March –
SES
launches its
3A
satellite.
April – June
7 May –
Jean-Claude Juncker
delivers his eighth
State of the Nation
address.
24 May –
FC Avenir Beggen
win the
Luxembourg Cup
, beating
F91 Dudelange
1–0 in the final.
2 June –
Marcus Ljungqvist
wins the 2002
Tour de Luxembourg
, with
Team Fakta
picking up the team title.
July – September
7 July –
Luxembourg City
plays host to the
grand départ
of the
2002 Tour de France
.
6 September –
Utopia Group SA
formed from the merger of Utopia SA and Dutch company Polyfilm BV.
13 September – The most southern section of the
A7 motorway
, between the
Grünewald
and
Waldhof
, opens.
[2]
October – December
6 November –
Luxair Flight 9642
crashes near
Niederanven
, on the approach to
Luxembourg-Findel
. 20 of the 22 passengers and crew members die.
26 November –
SES
'
1K
satellite fails to deploy properly after launch, requiring it to be deorbited. This is SES's first unintended loss.
Deaths
4 February –
Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland
24 April –
Lucien Wercollier
, sculptor
24 June –
Pierre Werner
, politician
6 November –
Michel Majerus
, artist
References
^
Lansford, Tom (31 May 2021).
Political Handbook of the World 2020-2021
. CQ Press. p. 2010.
ISBN
978-1-5443-8473-3
.
^
"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
.
v
t
e
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Luxembourg
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1948
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1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
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1959
1960
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1963
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v
t
e
2002 in Europe
Sovereign states
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City
States with limited
recognition
Abkhazia
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Northern Cyprus
South Ossetia
Transnistria
Dependencies
, colonies
and other territories
Åland
Faroe Islands
Gibraltar
Guernsey
Isle of Man
Jersey
Categories
:
2002 in Luxembourg
Years of the 21st century in Luxembourg
2002 by country
2000s in Luxembourg
2002 in Europe
Hidden categories:
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Short description is different from Wikidata
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