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 JanÅ¡a (Jan – Jun 2008)
• Nicolas Sarkozy (July – Dec 2008)
• Commission President
• José Manuel Barroso
• Council Presidency:
• Slovenia (January – 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 airports.
• 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?