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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The lunisolar calendar governing Hindu religious life and almost all Indian festivals and dating in its classic form from the fourth century A.D. The solar year is divided into 12 lunar months in accordance with the successive entrances of the sun into the signs of the zodiac, the months varying in length from 29 to 32 days.
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“Support for the negotiation of a new treaty has gained considerable momentum in the past week, with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, Luxembourg's premier Jean-Claude Juncker, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel all saying greater fiscal union would require a treaty change.”
The Wall Street Journal: Support Grows for New EU Treaty to Boost Fiscal Ties in Euro Zone
“I have the impression that things are not moving at the right speed—the results are not there," said Mr. Juncker, who is Luxembourg's prime minister.”
The Wall Street Journal: Juncker: No Flexibility on Greek Deficit
“Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who heads meetings of euro-zone finance ministers, told Austrian television Monday that Greece's bondholders could face a "brutal haircut," or reduction in their repayments, but that European authorities "need to ensure that this doesn't lead to contagion elsewhere in the euro zone.”
The Wall Street Journal: EU Bailout Fault Lines Exposed in Slovakia
“The move by Atlas Air comes less than a week after Luxembourg's Cargolux Airlines International SA called off plans to take the first delivery of the jumbo cargo jet, scuttling plans for a big celebration by Boeing in Everett, Wash.”
The Wall Street Journal: Boeing Loses Three Freighter Orders
“Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn warned that if the EU does not pressure Hungary to change the law, "it will be very difficult to talk to China or Iran about human rights.”
Voice of America: Thousands Demonstrate Against Hungary's Media Law
“Jean Asselborn, Luxembourg's foreign minister, went further.”
“There will be no repeat of the scenes of Lakshmi Mittal buying Luxembourg's Arcelor in 2006.”
The Guardian: The euro: happy new year? Fat chance | Editorial
“Luxembourg's Jean-Claude Juncker, chairman of the euro-zone finance committee, agrees, although he is open to "a further adjustment" in the terms of the Greek bailout.”
The Wall Street Journal: A Scheme to Make Charles Ponzi Proud
“We will try to resolve the Greek problem between now and the end of June," Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said on Monday.”
The Wall Street Journal: Berlin Considers a Shift on Greek Debt
“Luxembourg's prime minister said it was up to Portugal to request financial assistance.”
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