2008 in the European Union
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Events in the year 2008 in the European Union.
2008 was designated as:
==Incumbents==
- {{flagicon|EU}} President of the European Council
- {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Janez Janša (Jan – Jun 2008)
- {{flagicon|France}} Nicolas Sarkozy (July – Dec 2008)
- {{flagicon|EU}} Commission President
- {{flagicon|POR}} José Manuel Barroso
- {{flagicon|EU}} Council Presidency:
- {{flagicon|SVN}} Slovenia (January – June)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} France (July - December)
- {{flagicon|EU}} Parliament President
- {{flagicon|GER}} Hans-Gert Pöttering
- {{flagicon|EU}} High Representative
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Javier Solana
Events
- 1 January - Cyprus and Malta join the eurozone.[http://www.euractiv.com/en/euro/cyprus-malta-set-join-eurozone-2008/article-163836 Cyprus and Malta set to join eurozone in 2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130041939/http://www.euractiv.com/en/euro/cyprus-malta-set-join-eurozone-2008/article-163836 |date=2009-01-30 }}, EurActiv
- 1 January - Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopt the euro.[http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1198764121.53/ Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopt the euro] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229110600/http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1198764121.53/ |date=February 29, 2008 }}, EUbusiness
- 1 January - Slovenia starts the presidency of European Union as the first of new member states.[http://www.svlr.gov.si/en/eu_presidency/ Slovenian EU presidency] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20070516193607/http://www.svlr.gov.si/en/eu_presidency/ |date=May 16, 2007 }}
- 29 March - Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia implement the Schengen Agreement for airports.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7153490.stm|title="Europe's border-free zone expands", BBC News|accessdate=2007-12-21 | date=2007-12-21| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071221044652/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7153490.stm| archivedate= 21 December 2007 | url-status= live}}
- 1 July - France takes over the Presidency from Slovenia.
- 12 December - Switzerland joins the Schengen area.{{Cite web|last=Anonymous|date=2016-06-16|title=The history of the European Union - 2008|url=https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/history/2000-2009/2008_en|access-date=2021-02-18|website=European Union|language=en}}
References
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External links
- [http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/video_prod_en.cfm?type=detail&prodid=8021&src=1 Video: What has Europe done for you in 2008?]
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