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Events from the year 2008 in the European Union.
Incumbents
- Commission President - José Manuel Barroso, People's Party
- Council Presidency - Slovenia (Jan-Jun) and France (July-Dec)
- Parliament President - Hans-Gert Pöttering, People's Party
- High Representative - Javier Solana, Socialists
Events
- 1 January - Cyprus and Malta join the eurozone.1
- 1 January - Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopt the euro.2
- 1 January - Slovenia starts the presidency of European Union as the first of new member states.3
- 29 March - Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia implement the Schengen Agreement for airports.4
- 1 July - France takes over the Presidency from Slovenia.
References
- ^ Cyprus and Malta set to join eurozone in 2008, EurActiv
- ^ Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopt the euro, EUbusiness
- ^ Slovenian EU presidency
- ^ ""Europe's border-free zone expands", BBC News". Retrieved on 2007-12-21.