2024 in Liechtenstein
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Events in the year 2024 in Liechtenstein.
Incumbents
Events
- 21 January and 25 February – 2024 Liechtenstein referendums
January
- 19-30 January – Liechtenstein competes at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, with alpine skier Noah Gianesini and cross-country skier Janik Brunhart representing the country in two sports; no medals are won.[1]
March
- 13-14 March – Foreign Minister Dominique Hasler visits Washington, D.C. for bilateral meetings and a dialogue at the Organization of American States.[2]
- 21 March – Liechtenstein and the United States sign a memorandum of understanding on apprenticeships and work-based learning.[2]
May
- 16 May – A bill legalizing same-sex marriage passes in the Landtag by a 24–1 vote.[3]
- 30 May – Liechtenstein moves to tighten control over hundreds of Russian–linked trusts abandoned after U.S. sanctions; 350 trusts are re-managed, 40 liquidated, 85 remain unresolved.[4]
July
- 23-29 July – Liechtenstein’s three-person delegation competes in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Cyclist Romano Püntener competes in men’s cross-country mountain biking, and finishes 28th with a time of 1:34:33.[5]
August
- 14 August – Foreign Minister Dominique Hasler and US Ambassador Scott Miller sign an agreement establishing a Strategic and Economic Partnership Dialogue between Liechtenstein and the United States.[2]
- 25 August – 2024 Vaduz mayoral by-election: Florian Meier (FBP) is elected mayor unopposed with 95% of the vote; voter turnout is 52.2%.[6]
October
- 16 October – Liechtenstein contributes CHF 40,000 to the EIF Interim Facility to support trade and development in lesser-developed countries.[7]
- 21 October – Liechtenstein joins the International Monetary Fund as its 191st member.[8]
Holidays
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 2 January - Saint Berchtold's Day
- 6 January - Epiphany
- 2 February - Candlemas
- 13 February - Shrove Tuesday
- 19 March - Saint Joseph's Day
- 29 March - Good Friday
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 1 May - International Workers' Day
- 9 May - Ascension Day
- 20 May - Whit Monday
- 30 May - Corpus Christi
- 15 August - Assumption Day/ National Day
- 8 September - Nativity of Mary
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 8 December – Immaculate Conception
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day
- 31 December – New Year's Eve
See also
References
- ^ "Team Liechtenstein Winter-YOG 2024 selektioniert". Olympic.li. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ a b c "Embassy of Liechtenstein e-Newsletter, Spring-Summer 2024 | Embassy of the Principality of Liechtenstein in Washington, D.C." Embassy of Liechtenstein in the United States. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ "Parlament in Liechtenstein sagt Ja zur Ehe für alle". mannschaft.com (in German). 9 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ O'Donnell, John; Hirt, Oliver; O'Donnell, John (2025-05-30). "Exclusive: How Russian fortunes stranded by US sanctions rocked Liechtenstein". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ "Cycling Mountain Bike Men's Cross-country Results" (PDF). Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 29 July 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Florian Meier elected mayor". Vaduz.li. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ "Liechtenstein contributes to EIF Interim Facility to enhance LDC trade capacities". WTO. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ Ntow, Francis (22 October 2024). "Liechtenstein becomes 191st IMF member". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Liechtenstein Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Arbeits- und Ruhezeiten" [Working and rest times]. Liechtenstein State Administration (in German). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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