2001 in Luxembourg
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[edit] Events
[edit] January - March
- 19 February – Agreement of merger between Arbed, Usinor, and Aceralia to form Arcelor.
- 23 February – Grand Duke Henri amends the grand ducal coat of arms.
- 26 February – The district tribunal of Luxembourg City opens an investigation into the Clearstream Affair.
- 28 March – SES Astra announces that the company will be reconstituted as SES Global, and that the new group will buy GE Americom from GE Capital for $2.4bn of cash and $3.5bn of shares.
[edit] April - June
- 15 May – André Lussi is suspended as CEO of Clearstream.
- 24 May – FC Etzella Ettelbruck win the Luxembourg Cup, beating FC Wiltz 71 5-3 in the final.
- 16 June – SES Astra launches its Astra 2C satellite.
- 17 June – Jorgen Bo Petersen wins the 2001 Tour de Luxembourg, with Fassa Bortolo picking up the team title.
[edit] July - September
- 17 July – The commune of Bettborn is renamed 'Préizerdaul'.
[edit] October - December
- 1 November – Allan Simonsen replaces Paul Philipp as coach of the Luxembourg national football team.
- 9 November – SES Global is established, with SES Astra as its subsidiary.
- 12 November – SES Global completes its acquisition of GE Americom.
- 16 November – The construction of the A13 road, between Bettembourg and Schengen, is authorised.
- 29 November – Luxembourg ratifies the Kyoto Protocol, although does not deposit it until all other EU member are ready to do so.
- 31 December – André Lussi is dismissed as CEO of Clearstream.
[edit] Unknown date
- Unknown – Denis Robert and Ernest Backes release the book Révélation$, describing the Clearstream Affair as the 'greatest financial scandal in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg'.
[edit] Deaths
- 24 November – Mett Clemens, cyclist