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On 16 December 1920 Luxembourg became a member of the League of Nations. On the economic level in the 1920s and the 1930s, the agricultural sector declined in favour of industry, but even more so for the service sector. The proportion of the active population in this last sector rose from 18 percent in 1907 to 31 percent in 1935.
After the USSR ceased to exist, the Russian Federation became an independent state and was recognized by the international community as the successor state of the USSR. Spain: 6 December 1978: Spanish Constitution: 1479: Dinastical unification of the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon by the Catholic Monarchs.
After Belgium became an independent country following the victorious Belgian Revolution of 1830–1831, it claimed the entire Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg as being part of Belgium, however, the Dutch King who was also Grand Duke of Luxembourg, as well as Prussia, did not want to lose their grip on the mighty fortress of Luxembourg and did not ...
Various states have never declared independence throughout their formations and hence are not included in the main list on this page, including states that were formed by the unification of multiple independent states, such as the United Kingdom, United States, and Tanzania, including states that did declare independence, but whose most recent ...
The issue at stake in the Luxembourg question was the territorial affiliation and independence of Luxembourg, which was located between the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Germany. Overall, the years 1815, 1830/1839, 1867, 1870/71 and the years between 1912 and 1919 can be regarded as the high points of the Luxembourg question.
12th/13th century, conquered by Portugal, border between Portugal and León/Castile. 1479 Union between Castile and Aragon, the beginning of Spain. From Guarda - Salamanca to Braga - Vigo. 1139 Portugal becomes independent from León-Castile, border between Portugal and León-Castile. 1479 Union between Castile and Aragon, the beginning of Spain.
The Portuguese community in Luxembourg retains strong ties with its homeland and, between 2000 and 2021, it has sent approximately 2.035 billion euros to Portugal in remittances. In the same timeframe, Luxembourgers in Portugal (numbering around 600 individuals) [ 29 ] have sent approximately 24.83 million euros ( € ) to Luxembourg.
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 ...