2008 in the European Union

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Events from the year 2008 in the European Union.

[edit] Incumbents

Commission President - José Manuel Barroso, People's Party
Council Presidency - Slovenia (Jan-Jun) and France (July-Dec)
Parliament President - Hans-Gert Pöttering, People's Party
High Representative - Javier Solana, Socialists

[edit] Events

1 January - Cyprus and Malta join the eurozone.^[1]
1 January - Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopt the euro.^[2]
1 January - Slovenia starts the presidency of European Union as the first of new member states.^[3]
29 March - Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia implement the Schengen Agreement for airports.^[4]
1 July - France takes over the Presidency from Slovenia.

[edit] References

^ Cyprus and Malta set to join eurozone in 2008, EurActiv
^ Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopt the euro, EUbusiness
^ Slovenian EU presidency
^ ""Europe's border-free zone expands", BBC News". Retrieved on 2007-12-21.

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