This party generally opposes Luxembourg's military policies, including its membership in the North Atlantic Treay Organization.

The communal council, with offices at Mamer Castle, consists of 13 members: 6 from the Christian Social People's Party ( currently Luxembourg's leading party ), 3 Luxembourg Socialist Workers ' Party, 2 Democratic Party, and 2 The Greens.

In November 2009 he became the leader of Luxembourg's Christian Social People's Party ( CSV ).

* Sylvie Lucas, Luxembourg's ambassador to the United Nations and president of the United Nations Economic and Social Council ( ECOSOC ) ( 2009 – 2010 )

Claude Turmes ( born 26 November 1960 in Diekirch ) is a Luxembourgish politician and Member of the European Parliament for Luxembourg's Green Party, part of the European Greens.

Although these treaties greatly reduced Luxembourg's territory, they increased Luxembourg's independence, which was confirmed after the Luxembourg Crisis in 1867.

Luxembourg's fortress, located on a rocky outcrop known as the Bock, was steadily enlarged and strengthened over the years by successive owners, among others the Bourbons, Habsburgs and Hohenzollerns, which made it one of the strongest fortresses on the European continent.

It was not until 1867 that Luxembourg's independence was formally ratified, after a turbulent period which even included a brief time of civil unrest against plans to annex Luxembourg to Belgium, Germany or France.

During his Freikorps period, he was on intimate terms with the people such as Horst von Pflugk-Harttung who were accused of political assassinations of leaders of the left, and was even accused himself, although later acquitted, of being involved in the assassinations and other crimes ( such as his alleged involvement in Rosa Luxembourg's " trial ").

They were probably derived from the counts, dukes and later grand-dukes of Luxembourg's coat of arms which in turn was derived from the combination of the dukes of Limbourg's Lion and the supposed striped banner of the early counts of Luxembourg.

This did not stop British newspapers from printing programme schedules for the station, or a British weekly magazine aimed at teenage girls, Fab 208 from promoting the " DJs " and their lifestyle ( Radio Luxembourg's wavelength was 208 metres ( 1439, then 1440 kHz )).

The French government however was thwarted by the subsequent Conference of London which confirmed the independence of Luxembourg, along with a guarantee of Luxembourg's independence by all European Great Powers.

This was Luxembourg's fifth victory in the contest which equalled the record set by France in 1977.

Toward the end of the voting, it became evident that Luxembourg was going to win, but early on, Germany, Sweden, and Yugoslavia all threatened to take Luxembourg's lead, which they earned halfway through the jury vote.

Luxembourg's win was their fourth.

Luxembourg's win was their third.

Ons Heemecht was adopted as Luxembourg's national anthem in 1895.

Under these conditions Luxembourg's general plan was to throw the weight of his attack on the Laar-Neerwinden section — especially on Neerwinden itself — and to economize his forces, as " economy of force " was understood before Napoleon's time.

He was Luxembourg's Minister for Finances from 1989 to 2009, and became Prime Minister when Santer became President of the European Commission in 1995.

Juncker's first term as Prime Minister was focused on an economic platform of international bilateral ties to improve Luxembourg's profile abroad, which included a number of official visits abroad.

He was chairman of Luxembourg's largest media company CLT and president of the Banque Internationale de Luxembourg.

* The actor who played the part of Mason's Dick Barton on the BBC Home Service, was also the voice of Dan Dare in the serial that ran on Radio Luxembourg's 208 wavelength.

Stade Dudelange and US Dudelange had been in Luxembourg's third tier ( the National Division ), whilst Alliance Dudelange was struggling to remain in the second league ( the Division of Honour ).

At the time of the Chinese attack, 29th Infantry Brigade ( commanded by Brigadier Tom Brodie ) consisted of the 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment ( also called " The Glosters "), under Lieutenant-Colonel James P. Carne, the 1st Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers ( RNF ) under Lieutenant-Colonel Kingsley Foster, the 1st Battalion, The Royal Ulster Rifles ( RUR ) under the temporary command of Major Gerald Rickord and the Belgian battalion under Lieutenant-Colonel Albert Crahay ( 700 men ) to which Luxembourg's contribution to the UN forces was attached.

This statement was based on Luxembourg's own rejection of migrants, yet Luxembourg's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jean Asselborn, deemed it " malevolent ".

The first and the last stanza of Ons Heemecht were adopted as Luxembourg's national anthem in 1895.

Many of the German-Dutch tradition adopted Rosa Luxembourg's criticisms, as outlined in her posthumously published essay entitled " Marxism or Leninism ?".

Concern about Luxembourg's banking secrecy laws, and its reputation as a tax haven, led in April 2009 to it being added to a " grey list " of nations with questionable banking arrangements by the G20.

Luxembourg's representation in Vietnam is through its embassy in Beijing, China.

Shortly after the expiration of his term came Luxembourg's referendum on ratification, and Juncker staked his political career on its success, promising to resign if the referendum failed.

Radio Luxembourg's changing environment led to the station being renamed " RTL " on October 11, 1966, less obviously mentioning its connection with Luxembourg ( the acronym being short for Radio Télévision Luxembourg ).

Whereas Luxembourg's English service was always centred on light entertainment and popular music, RTL in French is a mixed station: about 50 % of its output is speech-based, with a strong focus on news and current affairs and a large team of respected journalists.

Due to its small size, the Grand Duchy elects just six members out of a total of 732, which is more than only Malta ( which elects five MEPs ); nonetheless, Luxembourg's representation is disproportionately large compared to its population, and Luxembourg elects more MEPs per capita than any other country ( see: Apportionment in the European Parliament ).

One of Ettelbruck's main squares is named Patton Square, and is located at the exact spot where the German offensive into Luxembourg's Alzette Valley was stopped, ending its attempt to reoccupy the country as a whole.

* Yolande or Yolanda of Vianden, ( 1231 – 83 ), youngest daughter of Count Henry I, who joined the Convent of Marienthal against the wishes of her parents when she was very young and later became its devout prioress now a legend in Luxembourg's history.

Apart from services in different languages at the parish church, Luxembourg's Islamic Cultural Centre, together with its mosque, offers a variety of educational and religious services.

Luxembourg's grand duke has made modifications to his country's dynastic law that remain unknown to the public at present.

Since July 1993, it has borne the name of Josy Barthel, the 1500m gold medallist at the 1952 Olympics: Luxembourg's only Olympic gold medal winner.

Vianden is also remembered as the last place in Luxembourg to be freed from the Germans in World War II in February 1945 when the Americans completed Luxembourg's liberation.

However, Luxembourg's military value to Prussia prevented it from becoming a part of the Dutch kingdom.

The country's longest river is the Sauer, which is a tributary of the Moselle, the basin of which includes almost all of Luxembourg's area.

A map of Luxembourg's relief clearly illustrates the dichotomy between the hilly Oesling in the north and the southern Gutland ( Luxembourg ) | Gutland.

Luxembourg's flora is characterized by the country's location at the border between the Atlantic-European and Central-European climate zones.

As Luxembourg's domestic market is relatively small, the country's financial centre is predominantly international.

There has been, however, a relative decline in the steel sector, offset by Luxembourg's emergence as a financial center.

Luxembourg's small but productive agricultural sector is highly subsidized, mainly by the EU and the government.

Foreign investors often cite Luxembourg's labour relations as a primary reason for locating in the Grand Duchy.

Luxembourg's rail network.

Operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois ( CFL ), Luxembourg's railways form the backbone of the country's public transport network, linking the most important towns.

Luxembourg's motorways are toll free.

Luxembourg's last tramline closed in 1964 but the city is now planning to reintroduce trams by 2012, initially from the central station to Kirchberg and then to Luxembourg Airport.

Mertert near Grevenmacher on the Moselle is Luxembourg's only commercial port.

Luxembourg Airport at Findel, some 6 km to the north of the city, is Luxembourg's only commercial airport.

Luxair, Luxembourg's international airline, and Cargolux, a cargo-only airline, operate out of the airport.

Compagnie D is the second rifle company-it provided Luxembourg's contribution to NATO's ACE Mobile Force ( Land ) ( disbanded in 2002 ) as the Luxembourg Reconnaissance Company.

Luxembourg's participation in various UN, EU and NATO missions is drawn from Compagnie D. As a rifle company, it mirrors Compagnie A in organisation, with a command element and three reconnaissance platoons.