2018 in Europe

{{Short description|Europe-related events during the year of 2018}}

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This is a list of events that took place in Europe in 2018.

Incumbents

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=Belgium=

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=Bosnia and Herzegovina=

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=Bulgaria=

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=Croatia=

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=Czech Republic=

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=Cyprus=

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=Denmark=

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=Estonia=

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=France=

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=Germany=

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=Georgia=

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=Greece=

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=Hungary=

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=Iceland=

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=Ireland=

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=Italy=

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=Latvia=

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=Liechtenstein=

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=Lithuania=

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=Luxembourg=

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=Malta=

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=Moldova=

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=Monaco=

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=Netherlands=

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=North Macedonia=

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=Norway=

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=Poland=

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=Portugal=

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=Romania=

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=Russia=

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=San Marino=

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=Serbia=

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=Slovakia=

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=Slovenia=

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=Spain=

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=Sweden=

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=Switzerland=

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=Turkey=

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=Ukraine=

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=United Kingdom=

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Events

=== January ===

  • January 1Bulgaria assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Estonia.
  • January 9 – The Church of St. Lambertus in Immerath, Germany is demolished.
  • January 15 – Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose resigns after his Social Democratic Party leaders lost their support.{{cite web|url=http://www.euronews.com/2018/01/15/romanian-pm-mihai-tudose-resigns-after-losing-the-support-of-his-social-democrat-party|title=Romanian PM Mihai Tudose resigns after losing party support|date=15 January 2018}}
  • January 28Presidential elections were held in Finland.{{Cite web |url=http://www.vaalit.fi/fi/index/ajankohtaista/vuosina2013-2030jarjestettavatvaalit.html |title=Vaalit.fi - Vuosina 2016-2030 toimitettavat säännönmukaiset vaalit |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314062444/http://www.vaalit.fi/fi/index/ajankohtaista/vuosina2013-2030jarjestettavatvaalit.html |archive-date=2016-03-14 |url-status=dead }}

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  • May 4 – Beginning of the 2018 Giro d'Italia.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/14/giro-d-italia-2018-start-in-israel|title=Giro d'Italia set to start 2018 cycling race with three stages in Israel|agency=Associated Press|date=14 September 2017|website=the Guardian}}
  • May 122018 Paris knife attack occurred in Paris, France.
  • May 26 – The Icelandic municipal elections took place.{{cite web | url=https://kosningasaga.wordpress.com/sveitarstjornarkosningar/sveitarstjornarkosningar-2018-frettayfirlit/ | title=Sveitarstjórnarkosningar 2018 | date=10 August 2017 }}{{cite web|url=https://framsokn.is/event/sveitarstjornarkosningar-2018/|title=Sveitarstjórnarkosningar 2018|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=2018-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629074213/https://framsokn.is/event/sveitarstjornarkosningar-2018/|url-status=dead}}
  • May 27 – End of the 2018 Giro d'Italia.
  • May 28Kremlin warns that the United States put military pressure in the European Union security at risk.
  • May 31Denmark bans the full Islamic face veil in public. Becoming the latest European country to ban it.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/31/denmark-becomes-latest-european-country-ban-full-islamic-face/|title=Denmark becomes latest European country to ban full Islamic face veil in public spaces|date=31 May 2018|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2 June 2018|issn=0307-1235}}

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Births

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Deaths

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! style="width:12%" | Date of Death

style="width:10%" | Year of Birthstyle="width:13%" | Location of Birthstyle="width:50%" | Role(s),Action(s), or Achievement(s)Person
10)January 11932AustriaClassical guitaristKonrad Ragossnig{{cite web|url=http://www.gitarre-archiv.at/aktuelles/konrad-ragossnig-verstorben/|title=Konrad Ragossnig verstorben - Gitarre-Archiv Österreich|website=www.gitarre-archiv.at}}
11)January 151941BulgariaActressMariana Alamancheva{{cite web|url=https://dariknews.bg/novini/obshtestvo/pochina-aktrisata-mariana-alamancheva-2072610|title=Почина актрисата Мариана Аламанчева - Общество - DarikNews.bg|last=Dariknews|date=15 January 2018 }}
12)February 221991HungaryFootballerBence Lázár{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/gyasz-lazar-bence-csutortok-hajnalban-elhunyt-2620749|title=Gyász: Lázár Bence csütörtök hajnalban elhunyt - NSO|last=nemzetisport.hu|date=22 February 2018}}
13)February 271936United KingdomShoemakerLance Clark{{cite web|url=https://www.drapersonline.com/news/lance-clark-of-clarks-footwear-dies-aged-81/7029316.article|title=Lance Clark, of Clarks footwear, dies aged 81|date=March 2018}}
14)February 281932FranceHistorianPierre Milza{{cite web|url=https://www.corriere.it/cultura/18_febbraio_28/morto-pierre-milza-storico-francese-attento-all-italia-biografo-duce-1bb675a8-1c96-11e8-bca3-8aaab49a1cfe.shtml|title=Morto Pierre Milza|first=SERGIO|last=ROMANO|date=28 February 2018}}
15)March 41926IrelandActressCarmel McSharry{{cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2018/obituary-carmel-mcsharry/|title=Obituary: Carmel McSharry – 'familiar face on stage and television'|date=27 March 2018}}
16)March 181943SlovakiaPoliticianMichal Horský{{cite web|url=https://style.hnonline.sk/osobnosti/1713265-zomrel-politolog-a-spoluzakladatel-vpn-michal-horsky|title=Zomrel politológ a spoluzakladateľ VPN Michal Horský|date=18 March 2018 }}
17)April 231926AlbaniaPolitician and resistance member during World War IILiri Belishova
18)May 111904United KingdomOldest verified person in the UKBessie Camm{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36711802|title=UK's oldest person dies aged 113|work=BBC News|date=9 July 2016}}
19)May 161958LuxembourgPoliticianCamille Gira
20)May 171914PolandActorMaciej Maciejewski{{cite web|url=http://filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php?artykul=605|title=FilmPolski.pl}}
21)May 311972GermanyMusicianDemba Nabé{{cite news|url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/boundzound-alias-ear-seeed-frontmann-demba-nabe-gestorben/22631120.html|title=Seeed-Frontmann Demba Nabé gestorben|first=Laura|last=Hofmann|newspaper=Der Tagesspiegel Online|date=1 June 2018|via=Tagesspiegel}}
22)June 81968GermanyFootballerJutta Nardenbach{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/dfb-trauert-um-jutta-nardenbach-188216/|title=DFB trauert um Jutta Nardenbach}}
23)June 231991KosovoBasketball playerGazmend Sinani
24)June 261947SlovakiaRock and jazz bassistFedor Frešo{{cite web|url=https://dennikn.sk/1164171/zomrel-fedor-freso-ktory-hral-so-vsetkymi-dolezitymi-postavami-nasej-sceny/|title=Zomrel Fedor Frešo, ktorý hral so všetkými dôležitými postavami našej scény|first=Oliver|last=Rehák|date=26 June 2018}}
25)July 11929NetherlandsArtistArmando{{cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2239406-grenzeloos-veelzijdige-kunstenaar-armando-88-overleden.html|title=Grenzeloos veelzijdige kunstenaar Armando (88) overleden|date=July 2018 }}

== See also ==

{{Portal|Europe|2010s}}

References