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  Democratic Party (Luxembourg) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Democratic Party is a liberal party in Luxembourg, led by Claude Meisch who took over from Lydie Polfer.
The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party.
From 1999-2004, it was the second largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, with 15 of 60 seats.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_Party_(Luxembourg)   (180 words)

  
 Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This page is about political parties with Democratic or similar in their names.
Indonesia—Democratic Party (Indonesia), Indonesian Democratic Party, Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle
Netherlands Antilles—Democratic Party of Bonaire, Democratic Party of Curaçao, Democratic Party of Sint Eustatius, Democratic Party of Sint Maarten
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democrat   (236 words)

  
 General Elections in Luxembourg
Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy and a representative democracy.
The party is also committed to the abolition of tax on fortunes and the establishment of a 10% immediate reduction on capital revenue if they win.
The party is also basing its campaign on the protection of national identity within the EU and says that it is in favour of a status for women (and men) who stay at home.
www.robert-schuman.org /anglais/oee/luxembourg/legislatives   (1168 words)

  
 Background Notes Archive - Europe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Luxembourg is a member of the Benelux Economic Union, and was one of the founding members of the European Economic Community (now the European Union).
Luxembourg is the site of the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Auditors, and other vital EU organs.
Luxembourg has sent troops to serve in the UNPROFOR and IFOR missions in former Yugoslavia and participates with a small contingent in the current NATO SFOR mission in Bosnia and is integrated in the Multinational Beluga Force under Belgian command.
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /erc/bgnotes/eur/luxembourg9804.html   (2591 words)

  
 Country Profile Luxembourg - EIU Online Store   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Luxembourg tended to be a pawn in the many Franco-German disputes that raged over the previous two centuries, and therefore the post-second world war rapprochement between these countries was a key to peace and prosperity for the Grand Duchy.
Luxembourg is the third richest region in the EU behind Inner London (?51,392) and Brussels (?46,179).
Luxembourg is a founding member of economic and monetary union (EMU) and the Belgian/Luxembourg franc was fixed to the euro at a rate of Lfr40.3399:?1 from January 1st 1999 until January-February 2002, when it was taken out of circulation and replaced by euro coins and notes.
store.eiu.com /index.asp?layout=show_sample&product_id=30000203&country_id=LU   (8458 words)

  
 Democrats Abroad Luxembourg
Democrats Abroad is open to any American citizen of voting age who supports the principles of the Democratic Party.
Democrats Abroad is a full state committee of the Democratic Party casting votes through a caucus to help determine the Democratic Presidential candidate.
To Democrats Abroad November 3, 2005 Tom Fina, Executive Director Emeritus Washington is the scene of a new phase of the political struggle between Democrats and the Bush Administration to dominate the political agenda.
lu.democratsabroad.org   (618 words)

  
 Elections in Luxembourg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Luxembourg (Luxembourgian: Lëtzebuerg - French: Luxembourg - German: Luxemburg) is a country in West Europe and member of the European Union.
The country is a parliamentary democratic monarchy, divided in 3 districts.
Luxembourg is a member of the European Union.
www.electionworld.org /luxembourg.htm   (234 words)

  
 Polity IV Country Report 2001: Luxembourg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The majority party (or majority coalition) in the Chamber of Deputies selects the chief executive.
The parliamentary structure of governance found in Luxembourg places significant constraints on the autonomy of the chief executive.
Luxembourg has a competitive multiparty democracy that is been dominated in recent years by two parties, the Christian Social Party and the Democratic Party, in alliance with each other or with the Socialist Workers' Party.
www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/polity/Lux1.htm   (245 words)

  
 Luxembourg sticks to July 10 EU referendum - Boston.com - Europe - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Luxembourg will proceed with a July 10 referendum on the European Union constitution despite a decision by EU leaders to extend the ratification deadline.
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Luxembourg will proceed with a July 10 referendum on the European Union constitution despite a decision by EU leaders to extend the ratification deadline.
"All the groups, all the parties represented in parliament, are unanimous in the opinion to continue a referendum to ask the Luxembourgers to vote on July 10 about the treaty," Henri Grethen, floor leader of the Democratic Party told Reuters.
www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/06/20/luxembourg_sticks_to_july_10_eu_referendum   (487 words)

  
 Party of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists (PES or PSE) is a pan-European political party whose members are the Social Democratic, Socialist and Labour parties of the European Union member states, Norway and Cyprus.
Fifteen (15) parties from Central and Eastern Europe are associate members and 5 are observers; these are mainly from the candidate countries of the European Union.
Parti Ouvrier Socialiste Luxembourgeois/Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei (Socialist Labour Party of Luxembourg) (Luxembourg)
www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/p/pa/party_of_european_socialists.shtml   (284 words)

  
 Luxembourg (07/05)
Although Luxembourg considers 1835 (Treaty of London) to be its year of independence, it was not granted political autonomy until 1839 under King William I of the Netherlands, who also was the Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
The prime minister is the leader of the political party or coalition of parties having the most seats in parliament, known as the Chamber of Deputies.
While Luxembourg is aptly described as the "Green Heart of Europe" in tourist literature, its pastoral land coexists with a highly industrialized and export-intensive economy.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3182.htm   (2797 words)

  
 EUguides - Luxembourg - EUbusiness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Luxembourg is one of the founding countries of the European Union.
Luxembourg's external interests are centred on the EU, where the Government tends to favour integrationist proposals.
Luxembourg held the Presidency of the EU prior to the UK, from January to June 2005.
www.eubusiness.com /guides/luxembourg/view   (473 words)

  
 Index of Economic Freedom 2004 - Countries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Luxembourg’s fiscal burden of government score is 0.3 point worse this year.
Luxembourg’s top income tax rate is 38.95 percent (38 percent plus a 2.5 percent surcharge).
It aims to promote the Luxembourg economy and to facilitate both investments and exports through credits and guarantees.” Banking is one of Luxembourg’s largest industries; its 178 banks from more than 20 countries accounted for approximately 15 percent of GDP in 2000.
cf.heritage.org /index2004test/country2.cfm?id=Luxembourg   (972 words)

  
 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Democratic Party (DP) (the previous coalition partner with the CSV) lost a significant number of seats at the elections and is now the main opposition party.
Luxembourg held the Presidency of the EU from July to December 1997, the Presidency of the WEU from July to December 1999 and the Presidency of the Council of Europe from May to November 2002.
The 1867 Treaty of London proclaimed the neutrality of Luxembourg and stipulated the evacuation of the fortress of Luxembourg by Prussian troops.
www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019061812621   (663 words)

  
 CNBC Europe - IBN - Country Reports - Luxembourg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Luxembourg is located in Western Europe and shares borders with Belgium, France and Germany.
The present Government is a coalition of the Christian Social Party (CSV) and the Democratic Party (DP).
The economic structure of Luxembourg is mainly in banking, insurance, telecommunications and the steel industry.
www.cnbceurope.com /ibn/special/country/luxembourg   (362 words)

  
 Luxembourg Government Information
The LSAP (Socialist Party) regained its standing as junior coalition partner to the CSV in national elections held in June 2004.
The Democratic Party (DP) is a center party, drawing support from the professions, merchants, and urban middle class.
Luxembourg maintains an embassy in the United States at 2200 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006 (tel.
www.traveldocs.com /lu/govern.htm   (649 words)

  
 The European Elections June 10th 13th 2004
The two parties of the governmental coalition, Akel and Disy (the party of the President of the Republic), together garnered 44.89% of the vote and four out of six of the Cyprian seats in the European Parliament.
It is important to note, as highlighted earlier, that the positive results received by sovereignist and euro-skeptic parties in Austria, Lithuania, Poland, and the United Kingdom actually stopped opposition parties from fully benefiting from the effect of what became the principal driver of these European elections: the sanction vote.
Europeans are asked to perform the difficult task of electing members to a parliamentary assembly of uncertain and variable stature, demonstrated by the inequality of salaries paid to elected officials and the incompatibility of rules pertaining to the length of mandates.
www.robert-schuman.org /anglais/oee/ue   (3249 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Country profiles | Country profile: Luxembourg
Luxembourg became a founder member of a customs union with Belgium and the Netherlands in 1948, and of the European Economic Community (a fore-runner of the European Union) in 1957.
But Luxembourg's strict laws on banking secrecy mean the system can be exploited for the purposes of tax evasion and fraud.
Luxembourg's politics are characterised by stability and long-serving administrations.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1061821.stm   (436 words)

  
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On 13 June 2004 voters in Luxembourg elected the 60 deputies of the Chamber of Deputies and the country's six representatives to the European Parliament.
The Democratic Party promised to promote sustainable development and to foster entrepreneurship, and undertook to simplify the procedures involved in setting up companies and communications between the various administrations.
The Democratic Party, with 16.05 per cent of the vote and 10 seats, was the main loser.
www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/2191_E.htm   (449 words)

  
 Washington Blade Online
Andrew Tobias, the Democratic Party’s openly gay treasurer, has a detailed game plan for gay Democrats who are financially capable of contributing $95,000 to Democratic candidates running for president or Congress, the maximum amount allowed under campaign finance laws for the 2003-2004 election cycle.
His matter-of-fact presentation, many gay Democrats say, is one example of how gays have taken the initiative within the Democratic Party to build an amazingly well oiled fund-raising machine during the past decade.
In 2000, the Democratic National Committee quickly agreed to requests by Tobias and other gay Democratic fund-raisers to create the Democratic Leadership Council, an arm of the DNC that coordinates fund-raising efforts for the party by gays.
www.washblade.com /print.cfm?content_id=1405   (643 words)

  
 The Party of Democratic Socialism (from Germany) --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The PDS is the successor party to East Germany's former ruling party, the SED.
The party remained a regional party, but it scored successes in eastern German states and even formed a coalition government with the SPD in Berlin in 2002.
German political party that calls for government control or regulation of large industry; it is Germany's oldest and largest single party.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-233605   (403 words)

  
 Governments on the WWW: Political Parties
Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ) [Socialdemocratic Party of Austria]
Srpska Stranka Republike Srpske [Serbian Party of the Serbian Republic]
Hrvatska Seljacka Stranka Bosne i Hercegovine (HSS BiH) [Croatian Peasants Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina]
www.gksoft.com /govt/en/parties.html   (2433 words)

  
 Rosa Luxemburg
The Polish-born "Red Rosa" was one of the leaders in the 1919 Spartacist Revolution in Germany which ended with her murder while in the custody of the German army.
She had been the founder of the Polish Social Democratic Party and headed the left wing of the German Social Democratic Party.
Although her early challenge to Engels on the tactics of the left and her role in the 1919 German Revolution are perhaps best known, it is in her role as a Marxian theoretician that she concerns us here.
cepa.newschool.edu /het/profiles/luxemb.htm   (462 words)

  
 Nebraska Democratic Party
If we are going to win back the hearts and minds of Nebraska voters, the Democratic Party has to be a force in every county in the state.
And that can't be done from party headquarters -- it's up to every Nebraska Democrat to take responsibility for strengthening our party.
We're the ones who know how the Democratic party can best reach out to our neighbors.
www.nebraskademocrats.org /page/petition/93countystrategy   (162 words)

  
 Democrats, Democratic Party Meetups, events, clubs and groups in your area - Meetup.com
Democrats, Democratic Party Meetups, events, clubs and groups in your area - Meetup.com
Gather in your local communities to help organize and support the Democratic cause.
The New York City Democratic Party Meetup Group
democrat.meetup.com   (71 words)

  
 Eugéne Schaus, Luxembourg (1901-1978) - Hall of Freedom - Politics - Liberal International
Besides his political role in Luxembourg Schaus was also a member of the European Parliament and a Lecturer of Law at the University of Nancy (France).
His political achievements include legislative reforms in the realms of equal rights for women, organisation of the armed forces and societal problems including the law on divorce, adoption and preventive detention.
Schaus made significant contributions to the shaping of the European Union and was also the author of many articles on legal matters and both national and international politics.
www.liberal-international.org /editorial.asp?ia_id=1016   (140 words)

  
 The Voice Of The Democratic Party
His action goes against the fundamental values of the Democratic Party and is disloyal to the Democrats of Georgia who have supported him for over 30 years.
As proud Democrats, we request that voters across Georgia and the nation join us in asking the Party to publicly censure Senator Miller, remove him as a super-delegate and rescind his voting privileges at the state and national conventions.
Finally, we would like the Democratic Leadership to ask Senator Miller to work within the Democratic Party in helping influence change and to refrain from further dividing the Democratic Party.
www.ipetitions.com /campaigns/Miller   (302 words)

  
 GASTON THORN - 30th Session   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Gaston E. Thorn, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affaire and Foreign Trade of Luxembourg, was today elected President of the thirtieth session of the General Assembly.
In addition, he was a Councillor of the City of Luxembourg before entering the Government in 1968 and was Deputy Mayor of the capital from 1951 to 1963.
Thorn was a member of the European Parliament from 1959 to 1969, holding the following positions during this period: Vice-Chairman of the Liberal Group Chairman of the Developing Countries Committee and Chairman of the Joint Committee of the European Economic Community and Associated African and Malagasy States.
www.un.org /ga/55/president/bio30.htm   (307 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Luxembourg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands.
In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the European Economic Community (later the European Union), and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area.
Although Luxembourg, like all EU members, has suffered from the global economic slump, the country enjoys an extraordinarily high standard of living - GDP per capita ranks first in the world.
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/lu.html   (1069 words)

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