2004 in Europe

This is a list of 2004 events that occurred in Europe.

Incumbents

• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–2007)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (2002–2005)
• Monarchs Ã¢Â€Â“
• French Co-Prince Ã¢Â€Â“ Jacques Chirac, French Co-prince of Andorra (1995–2007)
• Co-Prince's Representative Ã¢Â€Â“ Philippe Massoni (2002–2007)
• Episcopal Co-Prince Ã¢Â€Â“ Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (2003–present)
• Co-Prince's Representative Ã¢Â€Â“ Nemesi Marqués Oste (1993–2012)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Marc Forné Molné, Head of Government of Andorra (1994–2005)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992–2004)
• #Andreas Khol, Barbara Prammer, and Thomas Prinzhorn; Acting Heads of State of Austria (2004)
• #Heinz Fischer, Federal President of Austria (2004–2016)
• Chancellor Ã¢Â€Â“ Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–2018)
• (unrecognised, secessionist state)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Arkadi Ghukasyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (1997–2007)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Anushavan Danielyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (1999–2007)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Sergei Sidorsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2003–2010)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–2013)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008)
• Head of State Ã¢Â€Â“ Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Serb Member Ã¢Â€Â“ Borislav Paravac (2003–2006; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004–2005)
• Bosniak Member Ã¢Â€Â“ Sulejman Tihić (2002–2006; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004)
• Croat Member Ã¢Â€Â“ Dragan Čović (2002–2005, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–2004)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Adnan Terzić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2007)
• High Representative Ã¢Â€Â“ Lord (Paddy) Ashdown, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2006)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–2012)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2001–2005)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–2010)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia (2003–2009)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Tassos Papadopoulos, President of Cyprus (2003–2008)
• (unrecognised, secessionist state)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Rauf Denktaş, President of Northern Cyprus (1976–2005)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Derviş Eroğlu, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (1996–2004)
• #Mehmet Ali Talat, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2004–2005)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003–2013)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Vladimír Å pidla, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2002–2004)
• #Stanislav Gross, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2004–2005)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–2024)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–2009)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001–2006)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Juhan Parts, Prime Minister of Estonia (2003–2005)
• President of the European Commission Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Romano Prodi (until 29 November)
• #José Manuel Barroso (starting 29 November)
• President of the Parliament Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Pat Cox (until 20 July)
• #Josep Borrell (starting 20 July)
• President of the European Council Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Bertie Ahern (January–June)
• #Jan Peter Balkenende (July–December)
• Presidency of the Council of the EU Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Ireland (January–July)
• #Netherlands (July–December)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–2012)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland (2003–2010)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France (2002–2005)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Nino Burjanadze, Acting President of Georgia (2003–2004)
• #Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia (2004–2007)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of Georgia (2003–2005)
• (unrecognised, secessionist state)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1990–2005)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Raul Khajimba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2003–2004)
• #Nodar Khashba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2004–2005)
• (unrecognised, secessionist state)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia (2001–2011)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Igor Sanakoyev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2003–2005)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Johannes Rau, Federal President of Germany (1999–2004)
• #Horst Köhler, Federal President of Germany (2004–2010)
• Chancellor Ã¢Â€Â“ Gerhard Schröder, Federal Chancellor of Germany (1998–2005)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995–2005)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996–2004)
• #Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece (2004–2009)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–2005)
• Prime Minister
• #Péter Medgyessy, Prime Minister of Hungary (2002–2004)
• #Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of Hungary (2004–2009)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–2016)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991–2004)
• #Halldór Ásgrímsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (2004–2006)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–2011)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach of Ireland (1997–2008)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999–2006)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2001–2006)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Vaira VÄ«Ä·e-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Einars RepÅ¡e, Prime Minister of Latvia (2002–2004)
• #Indulis Emsis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2004)
• #Aigars KalvÄ«tis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2004–2007)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Hans-Adam II, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
• Regent Ã¢Â€Â“ Hereditary Prince Alois, Regent of Liechtenstein (2004–present)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Otmar Hasler, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2001–2009)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Rolandas Paksas, President of Lithuania (2003–2004)
• #ArtÅ«ras Paulauskas, Acting President of Lithuania (2004)
• #Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (2004–2009)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–2006)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–2013)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Boris Trajkovski, President of Macedonia (1999–2004)
• #Ljupčo Jordanovski, Acting President of Macedonia (2004)
• #Branko Crvenkovski, President of Macedonia (2004–2009)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Branko Crvenkovski, President of the Government of Macedonia (2002–2004)
• #Radmila Å ekerinska, Acting President of the Government of Macedonia (2004)
• #Hari Kostov, President of the Government of Macedonia (2004)
• #Radmila Å ekerinska, Acting President of the Government of Macedonia (2004)
• #Vlado Bučkovski, President of the Government of Macedonia (2004–2006)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999–2004)
• #Eddie Fenech Adami, President of Malta (2004–2009)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998–2004)
• #Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta (2004–2013)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–2009)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–2008)
• (unrecognised, secessionist state)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1990–2011)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Rainier III, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco (2000–2005)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013)
• (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002–2010)
• (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
• see
• (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
• see
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
• Regent Ã¢Â€Â“ Crown Prince Haakon, Regent of Norway (2003–2004)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001–2005)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995–2005)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Leszek Miller, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2001–2004)
• #Marek Belka, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2004–2005)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–2006)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #José Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal (2002–2004)
• #Pedro Santana Lopes, Prime Minister of Portugal (2004–2005)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Ion Iliescu, President of Romania (2000–2004)
• #Traian Băsescu, President of Romania (2004–2014)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania (2000–2004)
• #Eugen Bejinariu, Acting Prime Minister of Romania (2004)
• #Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Prime Minister of Romania (2004–2008)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Mikhail Kasyanov, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2000–2004)
• #Viktor Khristenko, Acting Chairman of the Government of Russia (2004)
• #Mikhail Fradkov, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2004–2007)
• Captains-Regent Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Giovanni Lonfernini and Valeria Ciavatta, Captains Regent of San Marino (2003–2004)
• #Paolo Bollini and Marino Riccardi, Captains Regent of San Marino (2004)
• #Giuseppe Arzilli and Roberto Raschi, Captains Regent of San Marino (2004–2005)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Svetozar Marović, President of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Svetozar Marović, Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
• Kosovo (Self-Governing Entity under UN administration)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo (2002–2006)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Bajram Rexhepi, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2002–2004)
• #Ramush Haradinaj, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2004–2005)
• UN Special Representative Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Harri Holkeri, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2003–2004)
• #Charles H. Brayshaw, Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2004)
• #Søren Jessen-Petersen, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2004–2006)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999–2004)
• #Ivan GaÅ¡parovič, President of Slovakia (2004–2014)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Janez DrnovÅ¡ek, President of Slovenia (2002–2007)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Anton Rop, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2002–2004)
• #Janez JanÅ¡a, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2004–2008)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975–2014)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #José María Aznar, President of the Government of Spain (1996–2004)
• #José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, President of the Government of Spain (2004–2011)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–2006)
• Council Ã¢Â€Â“ Federal Council of Switzerland
• Members Ã¢Â€Â“ Moritz Leuenberger (1995–2010), Pascal Couchepin (1998–2009), Joseph Deiss (1999–2006; President of Switzerland, 2004), Samuel Schmid (2000–2008), Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–2011), Christoph Blocher (2003–2007), and Hans-Rudolf Merz (2003–2010)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–2014)
• President Ã¢Â€Â“ Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2002–2005)
• #Mykola Azarov, Acting Prime Minister of Ukraine (2004)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022)
• Prime Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)
• (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
• Lieutenant-Governor Ã¢Â€Â“ Ian Macfadyen, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2000–2005)
• Chief Minister Ã¢Â€Â“
• #Richard Corkill, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2001–2004)
• #Donald Gelling, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2004–2006)
• (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
• Lieutenant-Governor Ã¢Â€Â“ Sir John Foley, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2000–2005)
• Bailiff Ã¢Â€Â“ Sir de Vic Carey, Bailiff of Guernsey (1999–2005)
• Chief Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Laurie Morgan, Chief Minister of Guernsey (2004–2007)
• (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
• Lieutenant-Governor Ã¢Â€Â“ Sir John Cheshire, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2001–2006)
• Bailiff Ã¢Â€Â“ Sir Philip Bailhache, Bailiff of Jersey (1995–2009)
• (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
• Governor Ã¢Â€Â“ Sir Francis Richards, Governor of Gibraltar (2003–2006)
• Chief Minister Ã¢Â€Â“ Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–2011)
• Monarch Ã¢Â€Â“ Pope John Paul II, Sovereign of Vatican City (1978–2005)
• Head of Government Ã¢Â€Â“ Cardinal Edmund Szoka, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1997–2006)
• Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law)
• Secretary of State Ã¢Â€Â“ Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–2006)

Events

January

February

March

April

May

• May 1: The 2004 enlargement of Europe occurs.

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

See also

• 2004 in the European Union
• List of state leaders in Europe in 2004

Notes

References