2008 in the European Union
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Events in the year 2008 in the European Union.
2008 was designated as:
Incumbents
- Template:Flagicon President of the European Council
- Template:Flagicon Janez Janša (Jan – Jun 2008)
- Template:Flagicon Nicolas Sarkozy (July – Dec 2008)
- Template:Flagicon Commission President
- Template:Flagicon Council Presidency:
- Template:Flagicon Slovenia (January – June)
- Template:Flagicon France (July - December)
- Template:Flagicon Parliament President
- Template:Flagicon High Representative
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.
- 12 December - Switzerland joins the Schengen area.[5]
References
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- ↑ Cyprus and Malta set to join eurozone in 2008 Template:Webarchive, EurActiv
- ↑ Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopt the euro Template:Webarchive, EUbusiness
- ↑ Slovenian EU presidency Template:Webarchive
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External links
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