1995 in Luxembourg

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1 January – Luxembourg City becomes European City of Culture for 1995.
20 January – Jacques Santer resigns his position as Prime Minister. He take up his new post as President of the European Commission three days later. Jean-Claude Juncker takes Santer's place.
26 January – Jean-Claude Juncker forms a new government, with Jacques Poos as his deputy.
22 February – At football, Luxembourg beats Malta 1-0, recording Luxembourg's first victory in international football since 1980.
26 March – The Schengen Agreement comes into force.
25 May – CS Grevenmacher and Jeunesse Esch draw in the final of the Luxembourg Cup, 1-1 after extra time, forcing the game to go to a replay.
7 June – The national football team shocks the Czech Republic by winning 1-0 in the qualifying round of the 1996 European Championship: a competition in which the Czechs would reach the final.
11 June – CS Grevenmacher win the Luxembourg Cup, beating Jeunesse Esch 3-2 in the replay.
6 September – The national football team again beats Malta 1-0. This would be the last Luxembourgian international victory until 2007.
13 October – The National Centre of Literature opens in Mersch.
19 October – SES Astra launches its fifth satellite, Astra 1E.
Unknown – Switzerland's Rolf Järmann wins the 1995 Tour de Luxembourg.