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2008 in the European Union
Events in the year
2008 in the
European Union
.
2008 was designated as:
European Year of Intercultural Dialogue
Incumbents
President of the European Council
Janez Janà ¡a
(Jan â Jun 2008)
Nicolas Sarkozy
(July â Dec 2008)
Commission President
José Manuel Barroso
Council Presidency
:
Slovenia
(January â June)
France
(July - December)
Parliament President
Hans-Gert Pöttering
High Representative
Javier Solana
Events
1 January -
Cyprus
and
Malta
join the
eurozone
.
1 January -
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
adopt the
euro
.
1 January -
Slovenia
starts the presidency of
European Union
as the first of new member states.
29 March -
Czech Republic
,
Estonia
,
Hungary
,
Latvia
,
Lithuania
,
Malta
,
Poland
,
Slovakia
and
Slovenia
implement the
Schengen Agreement
for
airport
s.
1 July -
France
takes over the
Presidency
from Slovenia.
12 December -
Switzerland
joins the
Schengen area
.
References
External links
Video: What has Europe done for you in 2008?