2025 in Europe

• Presidency of the Council of the EU:
• Poland (January–June)
• Denmark (July–December)

• 1 January
• Poland assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Hungary.
• Bulgaria and Romania complete the process of joining the Schengen Area, lifting land border controls.{{Cite web|date=1 January 2025|title=Borders open: Bulgaria and Romania celebrate joining Schengen Area|url=https://www.euronews.com/video/2025/01/01/borders-open-bulgaria-and-romania-celebrate-joining-schengen-area|access-date=1 January 2025|website=Euronews|language=en}}
• Liechtenstein becomes the 39th country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.{{Cite web|date=17 May 2024|title=Liechtenstein legalizes same-sex marriage in near-unanimous vote|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/liechtenstein-legalizes-same-sex-marriage-in-near-unanimous-vote/|access-date=1 January 2025|website=Politico|language=en}}
• Ukraine halts the transportation of Russian gas supplies through the country, following the expiration of a five-year transit deal.{{cite news |title=Russian gas supply to Europe via Ukraine halted after transit deal expires |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/russian-gas-supply-to-europe-via-ukraine-halted-after-transit-deal-expires |access-date=1 January 2025 |publisher=Al Jazeera}}
• Ukraine becomes a state party in the International Criminal Court.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-01 |title=Ukraine becomes ICC member state |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3943923-ukraine-becomes-icc-member-state.html |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=www.ukrinform.net |language=en}}

• 3 January
• United Kingdom is under multiple weather warnings, such as an amber warning for snow in northern England and a yellow ice warning in Scotland, followed with a yellow snow warning on Sunday, 5 January also for Scotland.
• 8 January–2 February – The 2025 World Men's Handball Championship is held in Croatia, Denmark and Norway.{{cite web|url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/ihf-council-awards-events-2027|title=IHF Council awards events up to 2027|date=28 February 2020|work=ihf.info}}
• 12 January – 2024–25 Croatian presidential election (second round): Incumbent president Zoran Milanović wins a second term in office with 74% of the vote.{{Cite web|date=13 January 2025 |title=Croatia’s President Milanović wins another term after defeating ruling party candidate in runoff |url=https://apnews.com/article/croatia-election-milanovic-plenkovic-58faa5040751b131edc4b34c03f18e18 |access-date=13 January 2025 |website=AP News |language=en}}
• 30 January – The 2025 Southeast Europe retail boycotts occur, over inflation.

• 9 February – 2025 Liechtenstein general election is held.
• 9 February – 2025 Kosovan parliamentary election is held.
• 23 February – 2025 German federal election is held.
• 26 February – In Bosnia and Herzegovina, a court in Sarajevo convicts Milorad Dodik, the President of Republika Srpska, for disobeying the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and sentences him to one year's imprisonment and a ban on engaging in political activities for six years.{{Cite news |last=Cohadzic |first=Amer |date=26 February 2025 |title=A court in Bosnia sentences separatist Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik to 1 year in prison |url=https://apnews.com/article/bosnia-dodik-court-sentencing-233b4309891a54c290adbeb110133424 |access-date=26 February 2025 |work=AP News |language=en}}
• 1 March – In Romania, tens of thousands gather at an AUR protest in Bucharest in support of Călin Georgescu and against the annulment of the 2024 Romanian presidential election.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-01 |title=Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters hold rally ahead of Romania's election rerun |url=https://apnews.com/article/romania-protest-elections-georgescu-europe-05444cb67c249bac7c3596f4ebc51ba5 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=AP News |language=en}}
• 8 March–17 March – 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-12 |title=Nomination open for Torino 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games |url=https://www.specialolympicsgb.org.uk/news/3821019/www.specialolympicsgb.org.uk/news/3821019/nomination-open-for-torino-2025-special-olympics-world-winter-games |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Special Olympics Great Britain |language=en}}
• 9 March – The Romanian Central Electoral Bureau rejects Călin Georgescu's candidacy for the 2025 Romanian presidential election, citing his failure to comply with electoral regulations that contributed to the annulment of the 2024 Romanian presidential election.{{cite web | first1=Steve | last1=McGrath| first2=Vadim | last2=Ghirda | title=Chaos in Romania’s capital after far-right Calin Georgescu barred from presidential redo | website=AP News | date=2025-03-10 | url=https://apnews.com/article/romania-georgescu-election-d0541a5bc20ddf7be0689d1813f9495c | access-date=2025-03-12}}{{Cite web |date=2025-03-09 |title=Romanian far-right presidential hopeful barred from poll rerun |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3d8n140mpjo |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}
• 15 March – The Romanian Central Electoral Bureau rejects Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă's candidacy for the 2025 Romanian presidential election. She becomes the second Far Right candidate to be excluded from running.[https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250315-romania-excludes-second-far-right-poll-hopeful][https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/15/romania-bans-second-far-right-hopeful-from-presidential-election-re-run]
• 27 March – 2025 Amsterdam stabbing attack
• 31 March – In France, Marine Le Pen from the National Rally (RN) is banned from running for political office for five years, meaning she cannot stand in the 2027 French presidential election.{{cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2025/03/31/marine-le-pen-s-2027-presidential-bid-in-jeopardy-after-paris-court-bans-far-right-leader-from-running-for-elections_6739692_5.html|title=Marine Le Pen's 2027 presidential bid in jeopardy after Paris court bans far-right leader from running for elections|newspaper=Le Monde|date=31 March 2025|last=Lesueur|first=Corentin}}{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250331-%F0%9F%94%B4-french-court-convicts-far-right-leader-marine-le-pen-in-embezzlement-trial|title=French Court bans far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office|publisher=France 24|date=31 March 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/03/31/marine-le-pen-ban-french-politics-court-case/|title=Marine Le Pen banned from politics|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=31 March 2025|last=Samuel|first=Henry}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/31/europe/marine-le-pen-embezzlement-trial-verdict-france-intl/index.html|title=French far-right leader Le Pen banned from running in 2027 presidential election|publisher=CNN|date=31 March 2025|last1=Vandoorne|first1=Saskya|last2=Ataman|first2=Joseph|last3=Nourrisson|first3=Serene}}
• April 9 –
• In Germany, The CDU announces a coalition agreement with the SPD at the federal level.{{Cite web |title=Germany's Merz seals government deal bringing end to months of stalemate|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2xxd4v6dzo |access-date=9 April 2025 |website=BBC |language=en}}
• The Alternative for Germany AfD finishes as the leading party for the first time in opinion polling.[https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germanys-far-right-afd-tops-poll-first-time-blow-chancellor-in-waiting-merz-2025-04-09/]
• April 14 – The Hungarian Parliament passes constitutional amendments outlawing public events by the LGBTQ+ community.{{Cite web |date=14 April 2025 |title=Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events, seen as a major blow to rights |url=https://apnews.com/article/hungary-pride-ban-amendment-orban-gay-rights-lgbtq-155ec12cbbde7cc6be0f96adb323de77 |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=AP News |language=en}} The amendments will also protect the "right to use cash", and mandate the existence of only two genders (male or female).[https://dailynewshungary.com/parliament-voted-in-favour-of-a-constitutional-amendment-to-tighten-the-right-of-assembly-another-demonstration-in-budapest/][https://www.euronews.com/2025/04/14/hungarys-parliament-passes-constitutional-amendment-banning-public-lgbtq-events]
• May 2 – The Gtrman Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution designates the German Alternative for Germany AfD party as a right-wing extremist organisation.{{Cite web |title=AfD classified as extreme-right by German intelligence |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy6zk9wkrdo |access-date=2 May 2025 |website=BBC |language=en}}
• May 5 – The AfD sues the Federal Office for the Protection of Constitution, accusing it of violating the German constitution by trying to prosecute AfD for statements which are considered freedom of speech and legitimate criticism of German immigration policies.{{Cite web |date=May 5, 2025 |title=German AfD party sues after spy agency's 'right-wing extremist’ label |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250505-germany-s-afd-party-sues-after-spy-agency-labels-it-as-right-wing-extremist |website=France 24}}{{Cite web |last=Mattuseek |first=Karin |date=May 5, 2025 |title=Germany’s AfD Party Challenges Agency’s ‘Extremist’ Label |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-05/german-afd-party-challenges-security-service-s-extremist-label |website=Bloomberg}}
• 6 to 12 May – 2025 papal conclave will be held.
• May 20 – the Hungarian National Assembly approves a bill to initiate the country's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), making Hungary the first European Union member state to take such action.{{Cite web |title=Hungarian parliament approves withdrawal from International Criminal Court |url=https://english.news.cn/20250520/e4364fe3599d43c2ad066644e0c3ccee/c.html |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=english.news.cn |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-05-20 |title=Hungary Withdraws from International Criminal Court Amid Netanyahu Visit |url=https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/hungary-withdraws-from-international-criminal-court-amid-netanyahu-visit/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Ukraine news - #Mezha}}
• 11 May – 2025 Albanian parliamentary election was held.
• 4/18 May – 2025 Romanian presidential election was held.
• 18 May – 2025 Polish presidential election was held.

• 8 September – 2025 Norwegian parliamentary election will be held.
• 28 September – 2025 Moldovan parliamentary election will be held
• 3/4 October – 2025 Czech parliamentary election will be held.
• 27 October – 2025 Irish presidential election will be held.
• 29 October – 2025 Dutch general election will be held.

• January 2 - Ágnes Keleti, Hungarian artistic gymnast (b. 1921)

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