2026 in Europe

This is a list of events that have taken or will take place in Europe in 2026.

Incumbents

1 January Ã¢ÂÂ Bulgaria adopts the euro and becomes the 21st member state of the eurozone.
6 January – The 2025 Jubilee will end on this day.
12 January Ã¢ÂÂ Hungary grants asylum to former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro.
17 January Ã¢ÂÂ In Asuncion, Paraguay, EU-commission-president Ursula von der Leyen signs EUÃ¢ÂÂMercosur Association Agreement with Mercosur.
18 January/8 February Ã¢ÂÂ 2026 Portuguese presidential election
21 January Ã¢ÂÂ EUÃ¢ÂÂMercosur Partnership Agreement, The European Parliament approves a measure by a vote of 334Ã¢ÂÂ324 to ask the European Court of Justice to rule on whether the free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur can be applied before full ratification by all member states and whether its provisions restrict the EU's ability to set environmental and consumer health policies. a move that could delay the deal by two years.
26 January - EU-commission-president Ursula von der Leyen signs free treaty agreement, IndiaÃ¢ÂÂEuropean Union Free Trade Agreement, with India
29 January - EU sets more sanctions against government ministers of Iran, for example Iranian Interior minister and European Union sets Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on list of terror.

6–22 February – The Winter Olympics are scheduled to be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
10 February - The European parliament voted for a new asylum policy and a EU-List of safe countries of origin.
6–15 March – The Winter Paralympics are scheduled to be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

6 March Ã¢ÂÂ The European Commission rebukes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over remarks that Hungary interpreted as a threat against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor OrbÃÂ¡n.