2009 in the European Union
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Events from the year 2009 in the European Union.
Incumbents
President of the European Council
Mirek Topolánek (Jan – May 2009)- Jan Fischer (May – Jun 2009)
Fredrik Reinfeldt (July – Dec 2009)
- Commission President -
- Council Presidency - Czech Republic (Jan – Jun 2009) and Sweden (July – Dec 2009)
- High Representative
Javier Solana (to 1 December 2009)
Catherine Ashton (from 1 December 2009)
Events
January
- January 1 - Czech Republic assumes the Presidency for the first time.[1]
- January 1 - Slovakia adopts the euro and becomes the 16th member of the Eurozone.[2][3]
- January 1 - Deadline by which goods in all member states of the Road signsin the UK are unaffected (road signs in all other member states are already in metric units).
February
- February 14 - Lithuania celebrates the millennium of its name.
May
- May 7 - Inauguration of the Eastern Partnership in Prague.
June
- June 4–7 - The 2009 European Parliament election takes place, the exact date varying depending on country. European People's Party form the largest group.
- June 7 - A referendum on changing the Act of Succession is held in Denmark.
July
September
- September 16 - President Barroso confirmed for second term by Parliament (382 to 219 with 117 abstaining)
- September 17 - Extraordinary European Council meeting in Brussels to prepare for G20 meeting.
October
- October 2 - The electorate of Ireland votes to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon.
- October 4 - Parliamentary elections in Greece.
- October 29–30 - European Council meeting in Brussels.
November
- November 22 - Presidential elections in Romania.
December
- December 1 - The Treaty of Lisbon comes into force.
- December 6 - Presidential elections run-off round in Romania
Deaths
- February 27 - Manea Mănescu, former Romanian Prime Minister (born 1916)
References
- ^ www.euroskop.cz,
- ^ "Slovakia becomes eurozone member". News article. BBC News. 2009-01-01. p. 2. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ "Slovakia becomes 16th eurozone member". Archived from the original on 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "The Swedish EU Presidency". Swedish Government. Retrieved 2009-01-28.