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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 Janša (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

1. Cyprus and Malta set to join eurozone in 2008 Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, EurActiv
2. Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopt the euro Archived February 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, EUbusiness
3. Slovenian EU presidency Archived May 16, 2007, at archive.today
4. ""Europe's border-free zone expands", BBC News". 2007-12-21. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
5. Anonymous (2016-06-16). "The history of the European Union - 2008". European Union. Retrieved 2021-02-18.

External links

• Video: What has Europe done for you in 2008?

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