Claude Haagen was born on 18 May 1962 in Luxembourg City.
Following his secondary school studies at the Lycée classique de Diekirch, Claude Haagen obtained a master's degree in economic and social sciences at the University of Strasbourg in 1987.
Every year on 18 November, the European Antibiotic Awareness Day takes place, as well as World Antimicrobial Awareness Week from 18 to 24 November. These days are an opportunity to better inform the general public, healthcare professionals and animal owners about the ever-increasing risks associated with the inappropriate use of antibiotics.
On the occasion of the public celebration of the birthday of HRH the Grand Duke, members of the Grand Duke's family and the government attended the festivities organised in Lellingen (municipality of Kiischpelt), Esch-sur-Alzette and Luxembourg City on 22nd and 23rd June 2022.
On the occasion of the International Day of Food Safety, which took place on June 7, the Government Commissariat for Quality, Safety and Food Fraud organized, in collaboration with the Ministry for Consumer Protection, a conference on official controls in the food chain.
Claude Haagen, Minister of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development, welcomed the new Ambassador of the United States of America, H.E. Thomas M. Barrett, on Tuesday, 29 March 2022, as part of his inauguration.
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