Foreign relations of Luxembourg
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has long been a prominent supporter of European political and economic integration. In 1921, Luxembourg and Belgium formed the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union (BLEU) to create an inter-exchangeable currency and a common customs regime. Post-war, Luxembourg became a founding member state of the United Nations, and dropped its policy of neutrality to become a founding member state of NATO. Luxembourg expanded its support for European integration, becoming a founding member state of the Benelux Economic Union (today's Benelux Union), and one of the "inner six" founding member states of the three European Communities; the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), and the European Economic Community (EEC). Subsequently, Luxembourg became a founding member state of the European Union (EU) when the EEC and ECSC were incorporated into it in 1993. Luxembourg is a founding member of the Schengen Area, abolishing internal borders amongst its member states, named after the Luxembourg village where the original agreement — since incorporated into EU law — was signed in 1985. At the same time, the majority of Luxembourgers have consistently believed that European unity makes sense only in the context of a dynamic transatlantic relationship, and thus have traditionally pursued a pro-NATO, pro-US foreign policy.
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Luxembourg is the site of the European Court of Justice, the European Investment Bank, the European Court of Auditors, the secretariat of the European Parliament, the Statistical Office of the European Commission (Eurostat), and other EU bodies.
Relations by continent
Africa
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14 May 2002 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 May 2002[1] |
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7 January 1988 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 January 1988[2] |
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29 December 1975 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 December 1975[3] |
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17 February 1989 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 February 1989[4] |
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27 September 2013 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 September 2013[5] |
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22 December 2011 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 December 2011[6] |
Americas
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26 September 2007 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 September 2007[7] |
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28 September 2007 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 September 2007[8] |
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Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 15, 2008.[9] |
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21 December 1990 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 December 1990[10] |
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25 May 2005 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 May 2005[13] |
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26 April 1991 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 April 1991[14] |
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17 June 2009 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 June 2009[15] |
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6 July 1978 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 July 1978[16] |
![]() | 1947 | See Luxembourg–Mexico relations
Diplomatic relations between Luxembourg and Mexico were established in 1947. In 1980, Prime Minister Pierre Werner paid an official visit to Mexico. In March 1996, Grand Duke Jean paid a visit to Mexico. During the Grand Duke's visit, both nations signed an Air Transportation Agreement. In April 2019, Prime Minister Xavier Bettel paid an official visit to Mexico and met with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.[17][18] |
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18 June 2009 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 June 2009[21] |
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23 September 2009 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 September 2009[22] |
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26 September 2007 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 September 2007[23] |
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1 February 2010 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 February 2010[24] |
![]() | 17 July 1903 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 July 1903[25]
The United States, fighting on the Allied side, contributed to Luxembourg's liberation in World War I and World War II. More than 5,000 American soldiers, including U.S. Army General George S. Patton, are buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial near the capital of Luxembourg City, and there are monuments in many towns to American liberators. The strong U.S.-Luxembourg relationship is expressed both bilaterally and through common membership in NATO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
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Asia
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13 January 2005 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 January 2005[26] |
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Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 June 1992[27]
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![]() | 1 June 1992 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 June 1992[28] |
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1 December 2011 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 December 2011[29] |
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18 July 2003 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 July 2003[30] |
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15 May 2002 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 May 2002[31] |
![]() | 16 November 1972 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 November 1972[32]
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![]() | 17 October 1992 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 October 1992[33] |
![]() | 1 July 1948 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 July 1948[34] |
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In November 1947, Luxembourg voted in favor of the partition plan to create a Jewish state. Israel and Luxembourg established full diplomatic relations in 1949.
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25 September 1997 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 September 1997[36] |
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11 July 1988 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 July 1988[37] |
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31 July 2012 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 July 2012[38] |
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27 November 1975 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 November 1975[39] |
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27 July 1972 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 July 1972[42] |
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27 September 2007 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 September 2007[43] |
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Bilateral relations between the Republic of Turkey and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg gained momentum with the opening of a Turkish Embassy in Luxembourg in 1987.[44]
There are 500 ethnic Turk's living in Luxembourg, 200 of whom have dual citizenship. The trade volume between the two States had reached $217 million in 2011.[44] Luxembourg strongly supports Turkey's candidacy as a full European Union member.[45][46] | |
![]() | 1973 | See Luxembourg–Vietnam relations
Both countries signed diplomatic relations in 1973.
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Europe
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Luxembourg recognised Estonia on February 22, 1923, and re-recognised Estonia on August 27, 1991.[50] Both countries re-established diplomatic relations on August 29, 1991.[50] In 1937, a prominent Estonian political leader Artur Sirk, while a fugitive in Luxembourg was found dead, having apparently committed suicide by jumping out a second-story window. Although the Luxembourg Gendarmerie report assumed suicide, because of inconsistencies in the report, the Estonian chargé d'affaires in Paris, Rudolph Mollerson was sent to investigate.[51] Estonian historians including Pusta[52] and Tomingas[53] have argued that the death was an act of defenestration by agents of the first President of Estonia, Konstantin Päts. As of December 31, 2007, foreign investments made in Estonia originating from Luxembourg totaled 225 million EUR accounting for 2% of the total volume of foreign direct investments. There are about 300 Estonians living in Luxembourg.[50] An Estonian cultural association was founded in 1998.[54] Estonian President Arnold Rüütel made a state visit to Luxembourg in May 2003,[50][55] prime minister Andrus Ansip's in 2006.Luxembourgish Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker visited Estonia in 1999 and 2007.
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![]() | 20 December 1961 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 December 1961[65]
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Luxembourg recognized the independence of Kosovo on 21 February 2008.[69]
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21 September 2006 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 September 2006[71] |
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![]() | 18 April 1921 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 April 1921[72]
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Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 10, 1910.
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Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the United Nations. In the history of bilateral relations, the first Russian president to come on an official visit to Luxembourg was Vladimir Putin on 24 May 2007. As bilateral trade had more than tripled from US$66.6 million in 2003 to US$228.3 million in 2006, time had come to strengthen the ties between the two countries, energy and finance being the key areas of cooperation between Russia and Luxembourg. | |
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![]() | 1 July 1992 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 July 1992[74] |
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Oceania
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20 July 1993 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 July 1993[76] |
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24 April 2008 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 April 2008[77] |
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21 May 2010 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 May 2010[78] |
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16 February 2012 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 February 2012[79] |
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2 June 2009 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 June 2009[80] |
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19 November 2010 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 November 2010[81] |
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16 September 2009 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 September 2009[82] |
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24 September 2010 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 September 2010[83] |
Relations by organization
NATO
United Nations
See also
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Further reading
- Fally, V. (1992). Le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg et la construction européenne. Luxembourg City.
- Fally, V. (1996). Le Luxembourg face à la construction européenne. Luxembourg City.
- Frentz, Jean-Marie (2010). "The Foreign Policy of Luxembourg". In Steinmetz, Robert; Wivel, Anders (eds.). Small States in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities. Ashgate. ISBN 978-0-7546-7782-6.
- Hey, Jeanne A. K. (2002). "Luxembourg's Foreign Policy: Does Small Size Help or Hinder?". Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research. 15 (3): 211–225. doi:10.1080/1351161022000027621. S2CID 144069583.
- Hey, Jeanne A. K., ed. (2003). Small States in World Politics: Explaining Foreign Policy Behavior. Lynne Rienner Publishers. ISBN 978-1-55587-920-4.
- Hoffmann, Serge (2002). "Les relations germano-luxembourgeoises durant les années 30" [Germano-Luxembourgish relations in the 1930s] (PDF). Ons Stad (in French) (71). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- Huberty, Martine (May 2013). "Ein kleiner Fisch im großen Teich Luxemburger Verhandlungsstragien im Kontext der EU-Institutionen" [A small fish in a big pond: Luxembourgish negotiation strategies in the context of EU institutions] (PDF). Forum (in German) (329): 21–23.
- Kayser, Steve (June 2006). "La neutralité du Luxembourg de 1918 à 1945" [Luxembourg's neutrality from 1918 to 1945] (PDF). Forum (in French) (257): 36–39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- Wurth, Hubert (2006). "La politique étrangère du Luxembourg" [Luxembourg’s Foreign Policy]. Revue Internationale et Stratégique (in French). 61 (61): 217–226. doi:10.3917/ris.061.0217.
External links
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg
- Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade about the relations with Luxembourg Archived 2014-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- "Luxembourg and Europe, from the ECSC to the Treaty of Lisbon". Presidency of the Council of the European Union / Luxembourg 2015.