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Luxembourg legalizes cannabis, becoming the first country in Europe to do so.
2021-10-22

A number of European countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, France and Ireland, condemn the recently passed anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Hungary which bans the "display and promotion of homosexuality" among under-18s as "grotesque". Luxembourg says that the bill violates human rights and along with Belgium says that the bill is a "flagrant form of discrimination".
2021-06-22

The U.S.-led Artemis Accords are signed by the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Luxembourg, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. According to NASA, the Accords aim to establish norms of behavior between countries regarding lunar resource extraction and exploration, outline "safety zones" on the lunar surface where other countries should not interfere, and protect heritage sites on the lunar surface such as the Apollo landing sites. More signatories are expected to be announced in the coming months.
2020-10-13

Germany closes its borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark and Luxembourg.
2020-03-15

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson abruptly pulls out of a press conference in Luxembourg to avoid an anti-Brexit protest organised and attended by British citizens living in Luxembourg. Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel attends the press conference, where, during a short speech followed by questions from journalists, he contradicts Johnson's prior public statements and exposes that the UK government has not submitted any concrete proposals for amendments to the UK's Withdrawal Agreement from the European Union, or delivered any alternative to the "Irish backstop" which Johnson wishes to replace. Bettel warns that Johnson "holds the future of all UK citizens in his hands" and that he shouldn't "hold the future hostage for party political gain".
2019-09-16

Luxembourg legalizes the use of medical cannabis for patients suffering from diseases such as cancer.
2018-06-29

The Luxembourg Green Party politician and government secretary Camille Gira dies after he collapsed while delivering a speech to parliament.
2018-05-16

Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies votes to equalize same-sex marriage and adoption rights from 1 January, 2015.
2014-06-18

Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, Rwanda and South Korea join the UN Security Council.
2013-01-1

Hundreds of flights over Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands are delayed by an air traffic control problem.
2010-08-20