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The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Luxembourg.

Incumbents

Position	Incumbent
Grand Duke	Jean (until 7 October) Henri (from 7 October)^[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	Raymond Kirsch (from 14 January)
Mayor of Luxembourg City	Paul Helminger

Events

January

1 January – The Grand Ducal Police is formed from a merger of the Gendarmerie
1 January – Clearstream is established in Luxembourg City.

March

March – The Parliament of France reports on money laundering in Europe, dedicated much of its space to Luxembourg and the Clearstream Affair.

May

10 May – Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his sixth State of the Nation address.
26 May – Jeunesse Esch win the Luxembourg Cup, beating FC Mondercange 4–1 in the final.
31 May – A Tunisian gunman takes 49 children and five adults hostage at a nursery school in Wasserbillig. The following day, the gunman is shot and critically wounded by police. There are no other casualties.

June

11 June – Alberto Elli wins the 2000 Tour de Luxembourg, with Team Telekom picking up the team title.

September

12 September – Luxembourg signs an agreement with the European Space Agency allowing it to participate in the ARTES programme.
14 September – SES launches its Astra 2B satellite.

October

5 October – Luxembourg accedes to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
7 October – Grand Duke Jean's abdication is effected. His eldest son, Hereditary Grand Duke Henri, succeeds him.

December

19 December – SES launches its Astra 2D satellite.

Births

Deaths

5 July – Joseph Wohlfart, politician

References

^ East, Roger; Thomas, Richard J. (3 June 2014). Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Routledge. p. 359. ISBN 978-1-317-63939-8.

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v t e 2000 in Europe
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