2012 in the European Union

April 2014 March 2025 2012 the European Union European Union Template:Year in the EU: Parameter 1=year required! Flag of Europe.svg 90px Other events of 2012 Timeline of EU history Events in the year 2012 in the European Union. Incumbents EU President of the European Council BEL Herman Van Rompuy EU Commission President POR José Manuel Barroso EU Council Presidency DEN Denmark (Jan – Jun 2012) CYP Cyprus (July – Dec 2012) EU Parliament President GER Martin Schulz EU High Representative UK Catherine Ashton Events January 1 January – Denmark takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Poland. 11 January – The European Commission presented its E-Commerce Action Plan.Computer & Communications Industry Association, European Commission Presents E-Commerce Action Plan, accessed on 7 March 2026 March 2 March – The Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union signed. July 1 July – Cyprus takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Denmark. October The Liikanen report, "Report of the European Commission's High-level Expert Group on Bank Structural Reform", was published. December 5 December – The antitrust regulators of European Commission fined Philips, LG Electronics, Samsung SDI, Panasonic, Toshiba and Technicolor for price fixing of TV cathode-ray tubes in two cartels.Philips, LG Electronics, 4 others fined 1.47 billion Euros for EU cartel http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/philips-lg-electronics-4-others-fined-1-47-billion-euros-for-eu-cartel/articleshow/17493208.cms The Economic Times 5 December 2012 5 December 2012 References 2012 in Category:Years of the 21st century in the European Union Category:2010s in the European Union