(L-R): Lydie Polfer, Mayor of the City of Luxembourg; Günther Oettinger, European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources; Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister, Minister of State; François Bausch, Minister of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure;
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On Monday 4 June 2018, Xavier Bettel, Luxembourg's Prime Minister and Minister of State, and François Bausch, Minister for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure, attended the groundbreaking ceremony comprising a first excavation of the Jean Monnet II building for the European Commission in Luxembourg, in the presence of Günther Oettinger, European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources and Lydie Polfer, Mayor of the Ville de Luxembourg.
The Jean Monnet II building will be located in the European district of Kirchberg and will be built in two phases, comprising a seven-storey building and a 23-storey tower. A total of 3,600 staff will work in a single complex of buildings, bringing together the vast majority of the European Commission's services in a human environment meeting strict environmental criteria.
The architectural realisation of the building was entrusted in 2010 to KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten and the prime contractor to the Luxembourg company Secolux, described by François Bausch as "a perfect example of European collaboration in the true sense".
Prime Minister Bettel said "The implementation of the Jean Monnet II building in Kirchberg confirms the impact of the Ville de Luxembourg as the European capital for the European Commission."
The total budget of the new Jean Monnet II building is €526.3 million (VAT included, index Oct. 2015). The delivery of phase 1 (main building) is scheduled for late February 2023 and phase 2 (tower building) for late February 2024.
