European Union Events

1950 May 9 The Schuman Declaration
"Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity. The coming together of the nat..." —Robert Schuman
1995 Sep 28 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo II) signed
Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip or Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement, or simply the Interim Agreement, also known as Oslo 2 (or Oslo II), and alternately known a...
2007 Jan 1 Bulgaria and Romania Join the European Union
On 1 January 2007, Romania and Bulgaria became the EU's newest members and Slovenia adopted the euro. In June 2009 the 2009 elections which later led to a renewal of Barroso's Commission ...
2009 Jan 1 The Czech Republic Takes Over The Presidency Of The Council Of The European Union From France.
The Czech Republic is a country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west and northwest, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. The capit...
2009 Jul 1 European Union Officials Consider Removing All 27 Ambassadors from Iran
PARIS — Iran courted new levels of post-election isolation from the European Union on Wednesday as European diplomats pondered whether to withdraw the ambassadors of all 27 members nation...
2009 Jul 1 Sweden Assumes The Presidency Of The European Union
The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states, located primarily in Europe. Committed to regional integration, the EU was established by the Treaty of Maa...
2009 Jul 16 Iceland's Parliament Votes To Join The EU
The relationship between Iceland and the European Union is currently defined through Iceland's membership of the European Economic Area (EEA), which allows the country access to the singl...
2009 Nov 2 Vaclav Klaus of Czech Republic Signs Lisbon Treaty
Czech President Vaclav Klaus signed the European Union's Lisbon Treaty Tuesday, paving the way for the bloc's reform treaty to become law within a matter of months. The move was welcom...
2009 Dec 1 European Union Celebrates First Day of Lisbon Treaty
Top European Union officials attended a ceremony Tuesday to mark the coming into force of the Lisbon Treaty, which is designed to ensure the bloc has a more influential say in world affai...
2011 Mar 11 EU Leaders Call on Gadhafi to Step Down
It’s time for Moammar Gadhafi to go, the leaders of the EU have declared following an emergency meeting in Brussels. The leaders will “examine all necessary options” to protect civilians ...
2011 Oct 27 European Leaders and Banks Reach Debt Deal to Save Euro
It was approaching 2 a.m. Thursday, not long before the Asian markets would open, and the two leaders were desperately trying to nail down the last component of a complex deal to save the...
2011 Oct 30 Greek Prime Minister Papandreou Announces Referendum on EU Bailout
The Greek prime minister, George Papandreou, stunned Europe's leaders on Monday after he proposed that his country should hold a referendum on the landmark European debt deal reached last...
2011 Nov 3 Reports Indicate Greek Prime Minister Ready to Drop Referendum on EU Bailout
Officials close to Greek prime minister tell the Associated Press and Reuters that the controversial bailout referendum has been scrapped.
2011 Nov 4 Greek Prime Minister Papandreou Survives Confidence Vote
Prime Minister George Papandreou, fresh from winning a confidence vote, will attempt to shore up support for an international rescue after Greece’s main opposition party rejected his offe...
2011 Nov 8 Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi Offers to Quit Power
For years, Mr. Berlusconi clung to power while fending off sex scandals and corruption trials. In the end, however, the fall of Europe's most indefatigable politician came at the hands of...
2011 Nov 12 Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Relinquishes Power
With his country swept up in Europe’s debt crisis and his once-mighty political capital spent, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resigned on Saturday, punctuating a tumultuous week and end...