Luxembourg government threatened with closureThis page Copyright CHARLENE CLEO EIBEN
A secret affair shakes Luxembourg: The coalition government led by Jean-Claude Juncker threatens to break. Openly discussed a resignation - and elections.
With a large plenary Juncker wants to explain again and put his fate in the hands of the deputies (Photo: DPA).
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Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg's prime minister for 18 years, these are difficult days. When he attends a graduation ceremony in Esch-sur-Alzette, he says: "It is one of the last performances in my current role." On Friday, the Social Democratic coalition partners from the Christian social Juncker (58) had been averted.
Much indicates that the longest-serving head of government of the EU,
co-inventor of the euro, an opaque affair dubious practices of the
Luxembourg intelligence is not the Prime Minister.
With a large plenary debate this Wednesday (July 10) Juncker wants to explain again and put his fate in the hands of deputies. 120 minutes talk time has requested the lawyer. If a miracle happens, then the coalition will probably break - the Socialist party leader Lucien Lux has already called for a "new beginning" - Junckers other politicians resign. Grand Duke Henri would then dissolve the House of Representatives - elections on 20 October are the most likely. Regularly there would be elections in the summer of 2014.
The most prominent victim was Juncker himself: intelligence chief Marco Mille awarded with a special watch secretly to a conversation he had with Juncker in January 2007. Juncker as it learns the end of 2008, the trust relationship is destroyed: Mille 2010 is head of security of the Siemens group.
Juncker had only "limited impact" on the intelligence, the deputies weigh him now - a service that was traded in the incidentally acquired with state-paid cars and an apartment for the former President of the Court. Juncker had informed the Control Commission to rare and too late, when he had once again learn of strange machinations of the agents.
With great amazement people of Luxembourg since the end of 2012 again - mostly thanks to press inquiries - to view scenes of an agent thriller, yet this is not really make sense as a movie plot: There is a conversation between Juncker and Grand Duke Henri have been intercepted - and a CD with encrypted material to simply can not be decoded. As a witness to have observed the Prince Jean of Luxembourg in the 80s in a bomb attack, which he contests outraged.
It has been repeatedly speculated during the process that the agency also had a finger in the game. The aim of the bombers had been there to provide better facilities to the police. Now the process has break: He'll go until 16 September far, says a Justice spokesman. Juncker also eventually be called to the witness stand - but perhaps not as Prime Minister.
Juncker continues to fight
Juncker wear the "political responsibility" for the years of uncontrolled and bustle of the Luxembourg intelligence, introduced a specially set up six months ago Investigative Committee of Parliament after nearly 50 sessions. Junckers only conservative party colleagues voted against the report - the Social Democratic coalition partners voted with the opposition for it. But still, a fight will Juncker, who won the biggest political battles on the European stage, do not leave the field.With a large plenary debate this Wednesday (July 10) Juncker wants to explain again and put his fate in the hands of deputies. 120 minutes talk time has requested the lawyer. If a miracle happens, then the coalition will probably break - the Socialist party leader Lucien Lux has already called for a "new beginning" - Junckers other politicians resign. Grand Duke Henri would then dissolve the House of Representatives - elections on 20 October are the most likely. Regularly there would be elections in the summer of 2014.
Juncker be accused of major failures
The Investigative Committee of the Parliament raises Juncker ago, he took care to be in charge of the politicians do not have enough intelligence to the "Service de l'Etat de renseignement LUXEMBOURGEOIS" (Srel). Even after the end of the Cold War and the creation of a Parliamentary Control Commission that the agency has made a frightening life of its own. Time and again there have been illegal interception.The most prominent victim was Juncker himself: intelligence chief Marco Mille awarded with a special watch secretly to a conversation he had with Juncker in January 2007. Juncker as it learns the end of 2008, the trust relationship is destroyed: Mille 2010 is head of security of the Siemens group.
Juncker had only "limited impact" on the intelligence, the deputies weigh him now - a service that was traded in the incidentally acquired with state-paid cars and an apartment for the former President of the Court. Juncker had informed the Control Commission to rare and too late, when he had once again learn of strange machinations of the agents.
With great amazement people of Luxembourg since the end of 2012 again - mostly thanks to press inquiries - to view scenes of an agent thriller, yet this is not really make sense as a movie plot: There is a conversation between Juncker and Grand Duke Henri have been intercepted - and a CD with encrypted material to simply can not be decoded. As a witness to have observed the Prince Jean of Luxembourg in the 80s in a bomb attack, which he contests outraged.
Process will continue in September
The secret affair has won in the just over 500,000 inhabitants Luxembourg government in recent months, more and more momentum. Initially, they played only a minor role alongside the bombers process, which began in February before the District Court of Luxembourg. There are two former gendarme must answer as suspected bombers because of a series of bomb attacks between 1984 and 1986. In the 20 crimes, it had to give several injured. There was a million damage.It has been repeatedly speculated during the process that the agency also had a finger in the game. The aim of the bombers had been there to provide better facilities to the police. Now the process has break: He'll go until 16 September far, says a Justice spokesman. Juncker also eventually be called to the witness stand - but perhaps not as Prime Minister.
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