# 2006 in Luxembourg

The following lists events that happened during 2006 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

## Incumbents

| Position | Incumbent |
| Grand Duke | Henri |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Jean Asselborn |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | Lucien Weiler |
| President of the Council of State | Pierre Mores |
| Mayor of Luxembourg City | Paul Helminger |

## Events
### January – March

* 1 January – The communes of Bastendorf and Fouhren merge to form the new commune of Tandel.
* 1 January – The communes of Kautenbach and Wilwerwiltz merge to form the new commune of Kiischpelt.
* 16 January – Arcelor makes Dofasco a takeover offer of C$71 per share
* 24 January – The board of Dofasco accepts Arcelor's takeover offer.
* 27 January – Mittal Steel Company unveils a bid for a takeover of Arcelor, at a price of €28.21 per share
* 27 January – Denis Robert is charged by a Luxembourg City magistrate for defamation and slander.
* 29 January – Arcelor's board of directors unanimously rejects Mittal's hostile takeover.
* 31 January – Jean-Claude Juncker announces his government's opposition to Mittal's bid for Arcelor.
* 20 February – Arcelor takes majority ownership of Dofasco.

### April – June

* 2 April – The Action Committee for Democracy and Pensions Justice changes its name to 'Alternative Democratic Reform Party'.
* 7 April – Agnès Durdu is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Carlo Meintz, who resigned the previous May.
* 20 April – SES Astra launches its Astra 1KR satellite.
* 2 May – Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his twelfth State of the Nation address.
* 3 May – The European Under-17 Football Championship kicks off at Stade John Grün, in Mondorf-les-Bains. As hosts, Luxembourg qualifies automatically.
* 14 May – Russia defeats the Czech Republic 5–3 on penalties to win the European Under-17 Football Championship at Stade Josy Barthel, in Luxembourg City.
* 20 May – F91 Dudelange win the Luxembourg Cup, beating Jeunesse Esch 3–2 in the final.
* 25 May – Jean-Claude Juncker is awarded the Karlspreis for his dedication to the European Constitution.
* 26 May – Arcelor and Severstal sign a merger agreement, as Arcelor attempts to deter a takeover bid by Mittal Steel Company.
* 28 May – The 2005–06 season of the National Division finishes, with F91 Dudelange winning the title to complete the Double.
* 10 June – Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume is appointed to the Council of State.
* 21 June – Severstal substantially improves its merger offer to Arcelor in face of improved terms offered by Mittal.
* 25 June – The board of Arcelor agrees to a merger with Mittal Steel Company to form ArcelorMittal. The final offer values each Arcelor share at €40.40.
* 30 June – Arcelor shareholders reject the merger with Severstal at an Extraordinary General Meeting.

### July – September

* 1 July – Mudam is opened in Luxembourg City.
* 31 July – Luxembourg ratifies the Treaty of Accession for the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.
* 1 August – Georges Wivenes is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Charles Ruppert, who resigned in January.
* 5 August – The 2006–07 season of the National Division kicks off.
* 29 September – Prince Louis marries Tessy Antony in Gilsdorf. Upon the marriage, Louis renounces all succession rights for himself and his descendants. Antony takes up the Grand Ducal Family's surname 'de Nassau' , but does not become a princess.

### October – December

* 1 October – Ukrainian Alyona Bondarenko wins the singles tournament of the Fortis Championships Luxembourg, beating Francesca Schiavone 6-3 6–2 in the final. Schiavone wins the doubles tournament along with Květa Peschke.
* 11 October – A train crash on the Franco-Luxembourgian border kills 6 people and injuries a further 20.
* 15 October – Lucien Lux admits that the Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois was responsible for the Zoufftgen train crash of 11 October.
* 24 November – Luxembourg ratifies the International Convention against Doping in Sport.
* 9 December – Luxembourg City's year as European Capital of Culture for 2007 is officially launched.
* 14 December – SES Global is renamed to 'SES'.
* 1 August – Marc Schaefer is appointed to the Council of State, replacing Jean-Pierre Sinner, who resigned in October.
* 20 December – Arcelor-Mittal agrees to buy Mexican steel-maker Sicartsa from Grupo Villacero for $1.4bn.

## Deaths

* 20 March – Nicolas Birtz, footballer and politician
* 31 August – Edy Hein, cyclist

## Footnotes

* ↑ 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 "Membres depuis 1857" (in French). Council of State. Archived from the original on 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-04-05.