2008 in the European Union

2008 the European Union European Union Template:Year in the EU: Parameter 1=year required! Flag of Europe.svg 90px Other events of 2008 Timeline of EU history Events in the year 2008 in the European Union. 2008 was designated as: European Year of Intercultural Dialogue Incumbents EU President of the European Council Slovenia Janez Janša (Jan – Jun 2008) France Nicolas Sarkozy (July – Dec 2008) EU Commission President POR José Manuel Barroso EU Council Presidency: SVN Slovenia (January – June) FRA France (July - December) EU Parliament President GER Hans-Gert Pöttering EU High Representative ESP Javier Solana Events 1 January - Cyprus and Malta join the eurozone.Cyprus and Malta set to join eurozone in 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090130041939/http://www.euractiv.com/en/euro/cyprus-malta-set-join-eurozone-2008/article-163836 2009-01-30 , EurActiv 1 January - Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopt the euro.Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopt the euro https://web.archive.org/web/20080229110600/http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1198764121.53/ February 29, 2008 , EUbusiness 1 January - Slovenia starts the presidency of European Union as the first of new member states.http://www.svlr.gov.si/en/eu_presidency/ Slovenian EU presidency December 23, 2007 May 16, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070516193607/http://www.svlr.gov.si/en/eu_presidency/ dead 29 March - Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia implement the Schengen Agreement for airports.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7153490.stm "Europe's border-free zone expands", BBC News 2007-12-21 2007-12-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20071221044652/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7153490.stm 21 December 2007 live 1 July - France takes over the Presidency from Slovenia. 12 December - Switzerland joins the Schengen area.Anonymous 2016-06-16 The history of the European Union - 2008 https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/history/2000-2009/2008_en 2021-02-18 European Union en References External links Video: What has Europe done for you in 2008? 2008 in Category:Years of the 21st century in the European Union Category:2000s in the European Union