2004 in Europe

• {{flag|Albania}}
• President – Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–2007)
• Prime Minister – Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (2002–2005)
• {{flag|Andorra}}
• Monarchs –
• French Co-Prince – Jacques Chirac, French Co-prince of Andorra (1995–2007)
• Co-Prince's Representative – Philippe Massoni (2002–2007)
• Episcopal Co-Prince – Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (2003–present)
• Co-Prince's Representative – Nemesi Marqués Oste (1993–2012)
• Prime Minister – Marc Forné Molné, Head of Government of Andorra (1994–2005)
• {{flag|Armenia}}
• President – Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008)
• Prime Minister – Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007)
• {{flag|Austria}}
• President –
• #Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992–2004)
• #Andreas Khol, Barbara Prammer, and Thomas Prinzhorn; Acting Heads of State of Austria (2004){{Thinsp}}{{efn|The three-member presidency of the National Council acted collegially as head of state on 6{{ndash}}8 July—such circumstances ensuing only during a vacancy in the position of Federal President.}}
• #Heinz Fischer, Federal President of Austria (2004–2016)
• Chancellor – Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007)
• {{flag|Azerbaijan}}
• President – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
• Prime Minister – Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–2018)
• {{flag|Nagorno-Karabakh}} (unrecognised, secessionist state)
• President – Arkadi Ghukasyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (1997–2007)
• Prime Minister – Anushavan Danielyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (1999–2007)
• {{flag|Belarus|1995}}
• President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
• Prime Minister – Sergei Sidorsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2003–2010)
• {{flag|Belgium|state}}
• Monarch – Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–2013)
• Prime Minister – Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008)
• {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
• Head of State – Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Serb Member – Borislav Paravac (2003–2006; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004–2005)
• Bosniak Member – Sulejman Tihić (2002–2006; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004)
• Croat Member – Dragan Čović (2002–2005, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–2004)
• Prime Minister – Adnan Terzić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2007)
• High Representative – Lord (Paddy) Ashdown, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2006)
• {{flag|Bulgaria}}
• President – Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–2012)
• Prime Minister – Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2001–2005)
• {{flag|Croatia}}
• President – Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–2010)
• Prime Minister – Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia (2003–2009)
• {{flag|Cyprus|1960}}
• President – Tassos Papadopoulos, President of Cyprus (2003–2008)
• {{flag|Northern Cyprus}} (unrecognised, secessionist state)
• President – Rauf Denktaş, President of Northern Cyprus (1976–2005)
• Prime Minister –
• #Derviş Eroğlu, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (1996–2004)
• #Mehmet Ali Talat, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2004–2005)
• {{flag|Czech Republic}}
• President – Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003–2013)
• Prime Minister –
• #Vladimír Špidla, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2002–2004)
• #Stanislav Gross, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2004–2005)
• {{flag|Denmark}}
• Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–2024)
• Prime Minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–2009)
• {{flag|Estonia}}
• President – Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001–2006)
• Prime Minister – Juhan Parts, Prime Minister of Estonia (2003–2005)
• {{flag|European Union}}
• President of the European Commission –
• #Romano Prodi (until 29 November)
• #José Manuel Barroso (starting 29 November)
• President of the Parliament –
• #Pat Cox (until 20 July)
• #Josep Borrell (starting 20 July)
• President of the European Council –
• #Bertie Ahern (January–June)
• #Jan Peter Balkenende (July–December)
• Presidency of the Council of the EU –
• #Ireland (January–July)
• #Netherlands (July–December)
• {{flag|Finland}}
• President – Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–2012)
• Prime Minister – Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland (2003–2010)
• {{flag|France}}
• President – Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
• Prime Minister – Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France (2002–2005)
• {{flagdeco|Georgia (country)|1990}} {{flag|Georgia}}
• President –
• #Nino Burjanadze, Acting President of Georgia (2003–2004)
• #Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia (2004–2007)
• Prime Minister – Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of Georgia{{Thinsp}}{{efn|His title changed from Minister of State to Prime Minister on 17 February.}} (2003–2005)
• {{flag|Abkhazia}} (unrecognised, secessionist state)
• President – Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1990–2005){{Thinsp}}{{efn|Abkhazia only declared independence in 1992.}}
• Prime Minister –
• #Raul Khajimba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2003–2004)
• #Nodar Khashba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2004–2005)
• {{flag|South Ossetia}} (unrecognised, secessionist state)
• President – Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia (2001–2011)
• Prime Minister – Igor Sanakoyev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2003–2005)
• {{flag|Germany}}
• President –
• #Johannes Rau, Federal President of Germany (1999–2004)
• #Horst Köhler, Federal President of Germany (2004–2010)
• Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder, Federal Chancellor of Germany (1998–2005)
• {{flag|Greece}}
• President – Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995–2005)
• Prime Minister –
• #Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996–2004)
• #Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece (2004–2009)
• {{flag|Hungary}}
• President – Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–2005)
• Prime Minister
• #Péter Medgyessy, Prime Minister of Hungary (2002–2004)
• #Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of Hungary (2004–2009)
• {{flag|Iceland}}
• President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–2016)
• Prime Minister –
• #Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991–2004)
• #Halldór Ásgrímsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (2004–2006)
• {{flag|Ireland}}
• President – Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–2011)
• Prime Minister – Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach of Ireland (1997–2008)
• {{flag|Italy|2003}}
• President – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999–2006)
• Prime Minister – Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2001–2006)
• {{flag|Latvia}}
• President – Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007)
• Prime Minister –
• #Einars Repše, Prime Minister of Latvia (2002–2004)
• #Indulis Emsis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2004)
• #Aigars Kalvītis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2004–2007)
• {{flag|Liechtenstein}}
• Monarch – Hans-Adam II, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
• Regent – Hereditary Prince Alois, Regent of Liechtenstein (2004–present)
• Prime Minister – Otmar Hasler, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2001–2009)
• {{flagdeco|Lithuania|1988}} {{flag|Lithuania}}
• President –
• #Rolandas Paksas, President of Lithuania (2003–2004)
• #Artūras Paulauskas, Acting President of Lithuania (2004)
• #Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (2004–2009)
• Prime Minister – Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–2006)
• {{flag|Luxembourg}}
• Monarch – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
• Prime Minister – Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–2013)
• {{flag|Macedonia}}
• President –
• #Boris Trajkovski, President of Macedonia (1999–2004)
• #Ljupčo Jordanovski, Acting President of Macedonia (2004)
• #Branko Crvenkovski, President of Macedonia (2004–2009)
• Prime Minister –
• #Branko Crvenkovski, President of the Government of Macedonia (2002–2004)
• #Radmila Šekerinska, Acting President of the Government of Macedonia (2004)
• #Hari Kostov, President of the Government of Macedonia (2004)
• #Radmila Šekerinska, Acting President of the Government of Macedonia (2004)
• #Vlado Bučkovski, President of the Government of Macedonia (2004–2006)
• {{flag|Malta}}
• President –
• #Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999–2004)
• #Eddie Fenech Adami, President of Malta (2004–2009)
• Prime Minister –
• #Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998–2004)
• #Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta (2004–2013)
• {{flag|Moldova}}
• President – Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–2009)
• Prime Minister – Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–2008)
• {{flag|Transnistria|state}} (unrecognised, secessionist state)
• President – Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1990–2011){{Thinsp}}{{efn|Transnistria only declared independence in 1991.}}
• {{flag|Monaco}}
• Monarch – Rainier III, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
• Prime Minister – Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco (2000–2005)
• {{flag|Kingdom of the Netherlands}}
• Monarch – Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013)
• {{flag|Netherlands}} (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
• Prime Minister – Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002–2010)
• {{flag|Netherlands Antilles}} (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
• see {{Slink||North America}}
• {{flag|Aruba}} (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
• see {{Slink||North America}}
• {{flag|Norway}}
• Monarch – Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
• Regent – Crown Prince Haakon, Regent of Norway (2003–2004)
• Prime Minister – Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001–2005)
• {{flag|Poland}}
• President – Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995–2005)
• Prime Minister –
• #Leszek Miller, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2001–2004)
• #Marek Belka, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2004–2005)
• {{flag|Portugal}}
• President – Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–2006)
• Prime Minister –
• #José Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal (2002–2004)
• #Pedro Santana Lopes, Prime Minister of Portugal (2004–2005)
• {{flag|Romania}}
• President –
• #Ion Iliescu, President of Romania (2000–2004)
• #Traian Băsescu, President of Romania (2004–2014)
• Prime Minister –
• #Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania (2000–2004)
• #Eugen Bejinariu, Acting Prime Minister of Romania (2004)
• #Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Prime Minister of Romania (2004–2008)
• {{flag|Russia}}
• President – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008)
• Prime Minister –
• #Mikhail Kasyanov, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2000–2004)
• #Viktor Khristenko, Acting Chairman of the Government of Russia (2004)
• #Mikhail Fradkov, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2004–2007)
• {{flag|San Marino|1862}}
• Captains-Regent –
• #Giovanni Lonfernini and Valeria Ciavatta, Captains Regent of San Marino (2003–2004)
• #Paolo Bollini and Marino Riccardi, Captains Regent of San Marino (2004)
• #Giuseppe Arzilli and Roberto Raschi, Captains Regent of San Marino (2004–2005)
• {{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}
• President – Svetozar Marović, President of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
• Prime Minister – Svetozar Marović, Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
• Kosovo (Self-Governing Entity under UN administration)
• President – Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo (2002–2006)
• Prime Minister –
• #Bajram Rexhepi, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2002–2004)
• #Ramush Haradinaj, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2004–2005)
• UN Special Representative –
• #Harri Holkeri, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2003–2004)
• #Charles H. Brayshaw, Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2004)
• #Søren Jessen-Petersen, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2004–2006)
• {{flag|Slovakia}}
• President –
• #Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999–2004)
• #Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia (2004–2014)
• Prime Minister – Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006)
• {{flag|Slovenia}}
• President – Janez Drnovšek, President of Slovenia (2002–2007)
• Prime Minister –
• #Anton Rop, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2002–2004)
• #Janez Janša, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2004–2008)
• {{flag|Spain}}
• Monarch – Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975–2014)
• Prime Minister –
• #José María Aznar, President of the Government of Spain (1996–2004)
• #José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, President of the Government of Spain (2004–2011)
• {{flag|Sweden}}
• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
• Prime Minister – Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–2006)
• {{flag|Switzerland}}
• Council – Federal Council of Switzerland{{Thinsp}}{{efn|The seven-member Swiss Federal Council is head of state and government collectively. As a party to the Council, the president serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.}}
• Members – Moritz Leuenberger (1995–2010), Pascal Couchepin (1998–2009), Joseph Deiss (1999–2006; President of Switzerland, 2004), Samuel Schmid (2000–2008), Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–2011), Christoph Blocher (2003–2007), and Hans-Rudolf Merz (2003–2010)
• {{flag|Turkey}}
• President – Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007)
• Prime Minister – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–2014)
• {{flag|Ukraine}}
• President – Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
• Prime Minister –
• #Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2002–2005)
• #Mykola Azarov, Acting Prime Minister of Ukraine (2004)
• {{flag|United Kingdom}}
• Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022)
• Prime Minister – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)
• {{flag|Isle of Man}} (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
• Lieutenant-Governor – Ian Macfadyen, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2000–2005)
• Chief Minister –
• #Richard Corkill, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2001–2004)
• #Donald Gelling, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2004–2006)
• {{flag|Guernsey}} (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
• Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Foley, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2000–2005)
• Bailiff – Sir de Vic Carey, Bailiff of Guernsey (1999–2005)
• Chief Minister – Laurie Morgan, Chief Minister of Guernsey (2004–2007)
• {{flag|Jersey}} (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
• Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Cheshire, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2001–2006)
• Bailiff – Sir Philip Bailhache, Bailiff of Jersey (1995–2009)
• {{flag|Gibraltar}} (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
• Governor – Sir Francis Richards, Governor of Gibraltar (2003–2006)
• Chief Minister – Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–2011)
• {{flag|Vatican City}}
• Monarch – Pope John Paul II, Sovereign of Vatican City (1978–2005)
• Head of Government – Cardinal Edmund Szoka, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1997–2006)
• Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law)
• Secretary of State – Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–2006)

• May 1: The 2004 enlargement of Europe occurs.

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