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Years in the European Union
:
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Centuries
:
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Decades
:
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Years
:
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
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
^
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"Europe's border-free zone expands", BBC News
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