2000 in Luxembourg

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← 1999 1998 1997 2000 in Luxembourg → 2001 2002 2003
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2000 List of years in Luxembourg

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Luxembourg.

Incumbents[]

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[]

• 2 May –
• 2 May –

Deaths[]

• 28 March – , writer
• 5 July – Joseph Wohlfart, politician
• 17 July – , artist
• 22 November – , writer, linguist, and literature critic