Historical place archive

Luxembourg in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Luxembourg in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

13 records10 event labels9 people1839โ€“2006

Historical events in Luxembourg

1839

19 April 1839
Luxembourg Settlement
Frederick William III ยท House of Hohenzollern

Accepts the partition of Luxembourg incorporated into the final Belgian-Dutch settlement.

1966

29 January 1966
Luxembourg Compromise
Ludwig Erhard ยท European Economic Community (EEC)

Leads West Germany as the Luxembourg Compromise ends the institutional crisis caused by France's empty-chair policy.

1970

22 April 1970
Luxembourg Budget Treaty
Willy Brandt ยท European Economic Community (EEC)

Heads the German government when the Luxembourg Treaty expands the European Parliament's budgetary powers.

27 October 1970
Davignon Report
Walter Scheel ยท European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports adoption of the Davignon Report establishing a framework for European Political Cooperation among the member states.

1986

17 February 1986
Single European Act
Helmut Kohl ยท European Economic Community (EEC)

Heads the German government when Germany joins the first group of states signing the Single European Act.

1991

28 June 1991
Luxembourg European Council
Hans-Dietrich Genscher ยท European Economic Community (EEC)

Represents German foreign policy as leaders review the intergovernmental conferences preparing the Maastricht settlement.

28 June 1991
Treaty of Maastricht
Helmut Kohl ยท European Economic Community (EEC)

Takes Germany's position to Luxembourg as leaders examine the two intergovernmental conferences.

29 June 1991
Treaty of Maastricht
Hans-Dietrich Genscher ยท European Economic Community (EEC)

Works on Germany's political-union priorities while the Twelve meet in Luxembourg.

29 June 1991
Treaty of Maastricht
Theodor Waigel ยท European Economic Community (EEC)

Works on Germany's response to proposed convergence rules and future monetary institutions.

1996

19 December 1996
Treaty of Schengen
Helmut Kohl ยท Government of Germany

In Germany, Kohl leads Germany as Denmark, Finland and Sweden sign agreements joining Schengen. Germany supports freer travel alongside common security and visa rules.

19 December 1996
Treaty of Schengen
Klaus Kinkel ยท Government of Germany

Kinkel helps back the Nordic accessions that extend Schengen cooperation across northern Europe. German officials emphasise reliable information-sharing between national authorities.

1997

12 December 1997
Luxembourg Enlargement Decision
Helmut Kohl ยท European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports launching the Union's enlargement process with countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Cyprus.

2006

14 November 2006
Visions for Europe Award
Angela Dorothea Merkel ยท European Economic Community (EEC)

Receives the Visions for Europe Award for contributions to European integration and discusses future European governance.

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