2023 in Europe
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This is a list of events that have taken place in Europe in 2023.
Incumbents
Albania
Andorra
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
European Union
- President of the European Commission: Ursula von der Leyen
- President of the Parliament: Roberta Metsola
- President of the European Council: Charles Michel
- Presidency of the Council of the EU:
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City
Events
January
- 1 January: Croatia adopted the euro and became the 20th member state of the eurozone.[1] This was the first enlargement of the monetary union since Lithuania's entry in 2015. Croatia also joined the Schengen Area and became its 27th member. This was the first enlargement of the Schengen Area since Liechtenstein's entry in 2011.[2]
April
May
- 6 May: Coronation of Charles III and Camilla in Westminster Abbey, London.[3]
- 13 May: Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
- 14 May: 2023 Turkish general election
- 28 May: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wins the 2023 presidential elections in Turkey.
June
- 15 June – In Poland, Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the Law and Justice party, says that the government might hold a referendum on EU migration policy.[4][5][6][7] The referendum would be similar to the 2016 Hungarian migrant quota referendum.
July
- 23 July: 2023 Spanish general election for the Cortes Generales.
October
- 15 October –
- 2023 Polish referendum Results: 96.79% voted against the admission of thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Africa, 96.04% voted against the removal of the barrier on the border between Poland and Belarus.
- 28 October: A partial lunar eclipse will be visible in the evening and the next morning over Europe and most of Africa and Asia and will be the 11th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 146.[8]
November
- 11 November: 2023 Polish parliamentary election for the Parliament of Poland.
See also
References
- ^ "Croatia set to join the euro area on 1 January 2023: Council adopts final required legal acts". European Council/Council of the European Union. July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "Schengen area: Council decides to lift border controls with Croatia". EU. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "Coronation on 6 May for King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ^ "Poland's Kaczynski says EU migrant deal must be put to referendum". Reuters. 15 June 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "Head of Poland's ruling party calls for referendum on EU migration policies". Archived from the original on 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "Polish ruling party passes resolution condemning EU migrant relocation plan and announces referendum". 15 June 2023. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Poland Seeks Referendum on EU Migrant Relocation Plans". Bloomberg. 15 June 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "28–29 October 2023 Partial Lunar Eclipse".