2014 in Europe

none in Europe 20th century 21st century 22nd century 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 1980s 1990s 2000s (decade)2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s This is a list of 2014 events that occurred in Europe. Incumbents Albania 2014 in Albania Albania Andorra 2014 in Andorra Andorra Azerbaijan 2014 in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Belarus 2014 in Belarus Belarus Belgium 2014 in Belgium Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014 in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria 2014 in Bulgaria Bulgaria Croatia 2014 in Croatia Croatia Czech Republic 2014 in the Czech Republic Czech Republic Cyprus 2014 in Cyprus Cyprus Denmark 2014 in Denmark Denmark Estonia 2014 in Estonia Estonia European Union President of the European Commission: José Manuel Barroso (until 1 November) Jean-Claude Juncker (starting 1 November) President of the Parliament: Martin Schulz President of the European Council: Herman Van Rompuy (until 1 December) Donald Tusk (starting 1 December) Presidency of the Council of the EU: Greece (January–July) Italy (July–December) Finland 2014 in Finland Finland France 2014 in France France Germany 2014 in Germany Germany Georgia 2014 in Georgia (country) Georgia Greece 2014 in Greece Greece Hungary 2014 in Hungary Hungary Iceland 2014 in Iceland Iceland Ireland 2014 in Ireland Ireland Italy 2014 in Italy Italy Latvia 2014 in Latvia Latvia Liechtenstein 2014 in Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Lithuania 2014 in Lithuania Lithuania Luxembourg 2014 in Luxembourg Luxembourg Malta 2014 in Malta Malta Moldova 2014 in Moldova Moldova Monaco 2014 in Monaco Monaco Montenegro 2014 in Montenegro Montenegro Netherlands 2014 in the Netherlands Netherlands North Macedonia 2014 in North Macedonia North Macedonia Norway 2014 in Norway Norway Poland 2014 in Poland Poland Portugal 2014 in Portugal Portugal Romania 2014 in Romania Romania Russia 2014 in Russia Russia San Marino 2014 in San Marino San Marino Serbia 2014 in Serbia Serbia Slovakia 2014 in Slovakia Slovakia Slovenia 2014 in Slovenia Slovenia Spain 2014 in Spain Spain Sweden 2014 in Sweden Sweden Switzerland 2014 in Switzerland Switzerland Turkey 2014 in Turkey Turkey Ukraine 2014 in Ukraine Ukraine United Kingdom 2014 in the United Kingdom United Kingdom Vatican City 2014 in Vatican City Vatican City Events January thumb|200px|Violent clashes between protesters and police on Hrushevskoho Street, Kyiv 1 January Greece takes over the presidency of the European Union. Latvia becomes the 18th EU member state to adopt the euro despite public opposition.https://money.cnn.com/2013/12/31/investing/latvia-euro-europe/ https://web.archive.org/web/20131231220856/http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/31/investing/latvia-euro-europe/ dead December 31, 2013 Eurozone to get 18th member: Latvia CNN Alanna Petroff 31 December 2013https://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/dec/31/latvia-joins-euro-single-currency Latvia joins eurozone at midnight despite little public enthusiasm The Guardian Graeme Wearden 31 December 2013 Jamal al-Jamal, the Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic, is killed in an explosion near his home in Prague.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-czech-palestinian-idUSBREA0008E20140101 Palestinian envoy killed by explosion at Prague home Reuters Jan Lopatka Jason Hovet 1 January 2014https://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/01/world/europe/czech-republic-blast-palestinian/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 Palestinian diplomat killed in explosion in Prague CNN Ivana Kottasova 1 January 2014 7 January – Four U.S. Air Force personnel die after a military helicopter crashes near Cley, on the North Sea coast of England.https://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/07/world/europe/uk-helicopter-crash/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 U.S. Air Force helicopter crash on UK coast kills 4 CNN 8 January 2014https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/10557518/Helicopter-crash-four-killed-on-US-military-training-mission-in-north-Norfolk.html Helicopter crash: four killed on US military training mission in north Norfolk The Telegraph Keith Perry 7 January 2014 11 January – About 110,000 people march peacefully through Bilbao, demanding Basque independence and freedom for more than 600 ETA prisoners.http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/01/12/110000-march-spains-basque-country 110,000 march in Spain's Basque country SBS 12 January 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25700221 Huge march in Spain after ban on ETA prisoner rally BBC News 11 January 2014 22 January – At least five people are shot dead and hundreds injured as demonstrators clash with police over new laws limiting the right to protest in Ukraine.https://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/22/world/europe/ukraine-protests/ Ukraine protest movement: At least 4 killed in clashes with police CNN Laura Smith-Spark Victoria Butenko 23 January 2014http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/22/ukraine-protests-deadly-clashes_n_4641928.html Ukraine Protests: 3 Killed As Police Clash With Demonstrators In Kiev The Huffington Post Pavel Polityuk Natalia Zinets 22 January 2014http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/as-many-as-five-protesters-die-in-ukraine-clashes-1.1664040 As many as five protesters die in Ukraine clashes The Irish Times Dan McLaughlin 22 January 2014 23 January – At least 20 people are killed and 28 injured when a bus veers off a road in central Turkey.https://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/23/world/europe/turkey-bus-crash/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 20 killed in Turkey bus crash; 'When I woke up, I was under the bus' CNN Holly Yan 23 January 2014 28 January – Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov submits his resignation to President Viktor Yanukovych in a bid to defuse the conflict in Ukraine.https://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/28/world/europe/ukraine-protests/ Ukraine's parliament scraps anti-protest laws, Prime Minister resigns CNN Laura Smith-Spark Diana Magnay Victoria Butenko 28 January 2014https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-azarov-idUSBREA0R0BR20140128 Ukraine PM tenders resignation, parliament revokes anti-protest laws Reuters Richard Balmforth Pavel Polityuk 28 January 2014 February thumb|200px|Angry protesters set fire to the building of the Government of Tuzla Canton. thumb|200px|2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony thumb|200px|Labor Unions' House, used as Euromaidan headquarters, on fire following police raid 2 February A referendum on Gagauzia's independence from Moldova is held with 98.9 percent of voters supporting Gagauzia's self-determination.https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-gagauz-referendum-counting/25251251.html Gagauzia Voters Reject Closer EU Ties For Moldova Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 3 February 2014 The authorities from Chișinău declare it illegal.http://www.moldova.org/illegal-referendum-organized-southern-moldova/ Illegal referendum organized in southern Moldova Moldova.org 2 February 2014 3 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140209200412/http://www.moldova.org/illegal-referendum-organized-southern-moldova/ 9 February 2014 dead dmy-all Up to 500,000 people protest on the boulevards of Paris and Lyon against same-sex marriage.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/02/france-protests-families-paris-lyon France's future at risk from 'unnatural families', say conservative protesters The Guardian Kim Willsher 2 February 2014 4 February – At least 13 people die and five others are injured when a commuter train slams into a shuttle bus in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.https://www.foxnews.com/world/train-hits-minibus-in-eastern-ukraine-13-dead/ Train hits minibus in eastern Ukraine, 13 dead Fox News 4 February 2014 6 February – More than 130 people, including 104 police officers, are injured in a second day of anti-government demonstrations in the Bosnian town of Tuzla.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bosnia-protests-idUSBREA151HF20140206 More than 130 hurt in anti-government protests in Bosnia Reuters Daria Sito-Sucic Maja Zuvela 6 February 2014 7 February The opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games is held in the Russian city of Sochi.https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/winter-olympics/25885398 Sochi 2014: Opening ceremony BBC Sport Lawrence Barretto 7 February 2014 The earliest human footprints outside Africa are discovered in Norfolk, United Kingdom.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/the-millionyearold-family-human-footprints-found-in-britain-are-oldest-ever-seen-outside-of-africa-9114151.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/the-millionyearold-family-human-footprints-found-in-britain-are-oldest-ever-seen-outside-of-africa-9114151.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Meet the million-year-olds: Human footprints found in Britain are the oldest ever seen outside of Africa The Independent David Keys 7 February 2014 About 30 police officers are injured in the Kosovo capital Pristina in clashes with students protesting over suspicions of fraud in the state university.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kosovo-violence-idUSBREA161B820140207 Police clash with students in Kosovo, dozens reported injured Reuters 7 February 2014 9 February – In a national referendum, Swiss voters approve re-imposing quotas on immigration from European Union countries.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26108597 Swiss immigration: 50.3% back quotas, final results show BBC News 9 February 2014https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/switzerland-votes-to-limit-numbers-of-eu-migrants-9117579.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/switzerland-votes-to-limit-numbers-of-eu-migrants-9117579.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Switzerland votes to limit the number of EU migrants The Independent John Lichfield 10 February 2014https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/10/world/europe/swiss-voters-narrowly-approve-curbs-on-immigration.html?_r=0 Swiss Voters Narrowly Approve Curbs on Immigration New York Times Melissa Eddy 9 February 2014 13 February – Belgium becomes the first country to legalise euthanasia without any age limits.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26181615 Belgium's parliament votes through child euthanasia BBC News 13 February 2014 14 February – Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta resigns after pressure from his own Democratic Party to step down.https://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/14/world/europe/italy-prime-minister-resignation/ Italy's Prime Minister Enrico Letta resigns CNN Laura Smith-Spark Barbie Latza Nadeau Hada Messia 14 February 2014http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/14/enrico-letta-to-resign-italy-faces-its-third-administration-in-a-year/ Enrico Letta to resign: Italy faces its third administration in a year Euronews 14 February 2014 18 February – Seven miners are killed and nine injured in an explosion at the Pivnichna coal mine in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26237748 Ukraine: Seven dead in blast at Pivnichna coal mine BBC News 18 February 2014https://news.yahoo.com/seven-miners-killed-ukraine-blast-105210033.html Seven miners killed in Ukraine blast Yahoo! News 18 February 2014 20 February – At least 106 people are dead and large parts of Kyiv's occupied Independence Square are burning after a bloody escalation of Ukraine's three-month political crisis.https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ukraine-11-dead-truce-collapses-22595474 Ukraine Announces Deal to End Crisis; Shots Fired in Kiev ABC News Maria Danilova Yuras Karmanau 20 February 2014https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/20/ukraine-dead-protesters-police Ukraine's bloodiest day: dozens dead as Kiev protesters regain territory from police The Guardian Ian Traynor 21 February 2014https://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/20/world/europe/ukraine-protests/ Diplomatic talks in Ukraine last until dawn, a day after 100 may have died CNN Phil Black Nick Paton Walsh Michael Pearson 21 February 2014 22 February The Parliament of Ukraine removes President Viktor Yanukovych from office and frees ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/22/yulia-tymoshenko-released-ukraine-lurches-split Ukraine: Yulia Tymoshenko released as country lurches towards split The Guardian Conal Urquhart 22 February 2014https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ukraines-yanukovych-missing-as-protesters-take-control-of-presidential-residence-in-kiev/2014/02/22/802f7c6c-9bd2-11e3-ad71-e03637a299c0_story.html Ukraine's parliament votes to oust president; former prime minister is freed from prison The Washington Post William Booth 22 February 2014 The dismissed President describes measures taken by the Parliament as a "coup".http://www.dw.de/yanukovych-denies-resignation-claims-coup-is-in-progress-in-ukraine/a-17451230 Yanukovych denies resignation, claims 'coup' is in progress in Ukraine Deutsche Welle 22 February 2014 The Secretary of the Democratic Party, Matteo Renzi, is appointed Prime Minister of Italy by President Giorgio Napolitano. Renzi is the youngest Prime Minister in the history of Italy. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26301943 Matteo Renzi sworn in as Italy's new PM in Rome ceremony BBC 22 February 2014 26 February 2014 March thumb|200px|March for Dignity in Plaza de Colón, Madrid 1 March – Russian Federation Council approves military intervention in Ukraine amid growing tensions in Crimea.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26400035 Russian parliament approves troop deployment in Ukraine BBC News 1 March 2014http://www.euronews.com/2014/03/01/russian-upper-house-approves-use-of-troops-on-ukrainian-soil-/ Russian parliament passes unanimous vote for armed troops to be deployed in Crimea Euronews 1 March 2014https://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/01/world/europe/ukraine-politics/ Ukraine mobilizes troops amid crisis with Russia CNN Chelsea J. Carter Diana Magnay Victoria Eastwood 2 March 2014 4 March – After nine years in office, Estonian PM Andrus Ansip announces his resignation to enable a successor to lead his party into 2015 elections.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26430899 Estonia PM Ansip resigns - Europe's longest-serving PM BBC News 4 March 2014 16 March – People in Crimea vote overwhelmingly to leave Ukraine and rejoin Russia. Ukraine, the European Union, and the United States condemn the move.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26598832 Crimea exit poll: About 93% back Russia union BBC News 16 March 2014https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/16/crimea-referendum-polls-open-live Crimea referendum: early results indicate 'landslide' for secession The Guardian Oliver Laughland Conal Urquhart Alan Yuhas 16 March 2014https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/03/16/crimea-referendum-ukraine-russia/6484251/ Crimea votes to join Russia; Ukrainians prepare for war USA Today Charles McPhedran Anna Arutunyan 16 March 2014 21 March – Russia formally annexes Crimeahttps://www.foxnews.com/world/russian-parliaments-upper-house-unanimously-approves-annexation-of-crimea/ Russian parliament's upper house unanimously approves annexation of Crimea Fox News 21 March 2014https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSBREA2K0MC20140321 Putin completes Crimea's annexation, Russia investors take fright Reuters Steve Gutterman Adrian Croft 21 March 2014 while the European Union and Ukraine sign an association agreement.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26680250 Ukraine crisis: EU signs association deal BBC News 21 March 2014https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-eu-agreement-idUSBREA2K0JY20140321 European Union signs landmark association agreement with Ukraine Reuters Adrian Croft 21 March 2014 22 March – 101 people are injured and 29 arrested after an anti-austerity march turns violent in Madrid.May 2021 24 March – The U.S. and Western allies cancel G8 summit in Sochi, excluding Russia from group.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/24/g8-summit-canceled_n_5023219.html G8 Summit In Sochi Canceled, G7 Leaders To Meet In Brussels Instead The Huffington Post Julie Pace 24 March 2014http://www.france24.com/en/20140324-g7-leaders-sanctions-russia-crimea-ukraine/ G8 meeting cancelled as world leaders isolate Russia France 24 Melissa Bell 24 March 2014https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/leaders-cancel-g8-summit-excluding-russia-from-group/article17644834/ Leaders cancel G8 summit, excluding Russia from group The Globe and Mail Steven Chase Mark MacKinnon 24 March 2014 27 March – Turkey blocks access to YouTube after a high-level intelligence leak.http://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-blocked-in-turkey-2014-3 YouTube Blocked In Turkey Amid High-Level Intelligence Leak Business Insider Michael Kelley 27 March 2014https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26773702 Turkey moves to block YouTube access after 'audio leak' BBC News 27 March 2014 29 March – Philanthropist Andrej Kiska wins Slovakia's presidential run-off against current Prime Minister Robert Fico.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/30/slovakia-elects-andrej-kiska-president-robert-fico Slovakia elects Andrej Kiska as president The Guardian 30 March 2014https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26798717 Slovak tycoon Andrej Kiska wins presidency BBC News 29 March 2014 April thumb|200px|Checkpoint in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, during the Sloviansk standoff thumb|200px|Huge crowds attending the canonization ceremony of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II 4 April – 20 people are injured as protesters from across Europe clash with police in Brussels at a demonstration against high unemployment.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-belgium-demonstration-idUSBREA3312K20140404 Union protest against unemployment turns violent in Brussels Reuters 4 April 2014 7 April – Pro-Russian activists occupying a government building in Donetsk proclaim the creation of a sovereign Donetsk People's Republic, independent from the central government in Kyiv.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-crisis-officials-in-eastern-city-of-donetsk-proclaim-independence-from-kiev-and-set-date-for-referendum-on-joining-russia-9243750.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-crisis-officials-in-eastern-city-of-donetsk-proclaim-independence-from-kiev-and-set-date-for-referendum-on-joining-russia-9243750.html 2022-05-01 subscription Ukraine crisis: Donetsk 'declares independence from Kiev' and sets date for referendum on joining Russia The Independent Adam Withnall 7 April 2014 The same action is taken by protesters in Kharkiv.July 2021 10 April – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe suspends Russia's right to vote and take part in election observations as a consequence to its takeover of Crimea.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/10/russia-suspended-council-europe-crimea-ukraine Russia suspended from Council of Europe over Crimea and Ukraine The Guardian Luke Harding 10 April 2014http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=4981&lang=2&cat=8 Citing Crimea, PACE suspends voting rights of Russian delegation and excludes it from leading bodies PACE 10 April 2014 11 April – Seven people are killed when an explosion caused by leaking gas tears through a coal mine near the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-mine-idUSBREA3A0H820140411 Seven killed in mine blast in eastern Ukraine Reuters 11 April 2014 12 April – An anti-austerity protest in Rome turns violent, 80 people being injured in clashes between angry protesters and riot police.https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/anti-austerity-protest-in-rome-italy-turns-violent/ Anti-austerity protest in Rome, Italy turns violent CTV News 12 April 2014 16 April Pro-Russian separatists in Odesa announced the creation of Odesa People's Republic and urged residents to block traffic in the city.http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/hoy-san-diego/sdhoy-pro-russian-separatists-declare-new-republic-in-2014apr16-story.html Pro-Russian separatists declare new republic in Ukraine EFE April 16, 2014 The Supreme Soviet of Tiraspol votes unanimously a solicitation to the State Duma, the Federation Council and President Vladimir Putin to recognize Transnistrian independence and annexation to Russia.http://www.mediafax.ro/externe/transnistria-cere-rusiei-recunoasterea-independentei-si-alipirea-la-rusia-12474515 Transnistria cere Rusiei recunoașterea INDEPENDENȚEI și alipirea la Rusia Mediafax.ro Valentin Vidu 16 April 2014http://adevarul.ro/international/europa/transnistria-cere-oficial-alipirea-rusia-1_534e65500d133766a8d6744d/index.html Transnistria cere oficial alipirea la Rusia. Ce a răspuns Chișinăul Adevărul Diana Rusu Valentina Basiul 16 April 2014 Romanian Foreign Minister condemns vigorously this action, cataloging it as a defiance to Moldova's territorial integrity.http://www.realitatea.net/mae-cererea-tiraspolului-privind-independenta-este-o-sfidare-la-adresa-integritatii-r-moldova_1422290.html MAE: Cererea Tiraspolului privind independența este o sfidare la adresa integrității R. Moldova Realitatea.net 16 April 2014 27 April – Popes John XXIII and John Paul II are declared saints by Pope Francis in the first papal canonization since 1954.https://time.com/78080/pope-canonization-preparation/ Catholics Flock to Vatican for Historic Papal Canonization Time Nolan Feeney 26 April 2014https://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/27/world/pope-canonization/?hpt=hp_t2 Sainthood for John Paul II and John XXIII, as throngs pack St. Peter's Square CNN Laura Smith-Spark Delia Gallagher Ben Wedeman 27 April 2014 28 April – Gjorge Ivanov is re-elected President of the Republic of Macedonia, while the ruling coalition led by VMRO-DPMNE win plurality in the Parliament.http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-macedonia-election-idUKBREA3Q0PS20140428 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630222848/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-macedonia-election-idUKBREA3Q0PS20140428 dead June 30, 2016 Macedonia's conservatives re-elected; opposition condemns vote Reuters Kole Casule 28 April 2014 May thumb|200px|Conchita Wurst, the winner of Eurovision Song Contest 2014 thumb|200px|Rescue effort after the Soma mine disaster thumb|200px|Flooding damage in Krupanj, Serbia 1 May – Large demonstrations are organised in major European cities with the occasion of Labor Day.May 2021 In Moscow, over 100,000 march through the Red Square, reviving a tradition last seen before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.May 2023 In Istanbul, 90 people are injured and 142 arrested after security forces assault protesters, using water cannons and tear gas.May 2021 2 May – The Ukrainian government launches an offensive on pro-Russian rebels in Sloviansk while clashes in Odesa kill 46 people.https://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/42-killed-125-injured-in-odesa-clashes-fire-346081.html Death toll reaches 46 people, 125 injured in Odesa clashes, fire Kyiv Post 3 May 2014http://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-wn-ukraine-russia-odessa-clash-20140502,0,6927270.story#axzz30cdrT1Bd Police say 42 killed in Odessa in worst violence of Ukraine crisis Los Angeles Times Sergei L. Loiko Carol J. Williams 2 May 2014 5 May Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek resigns after losing the leadership of her party 10 days ago.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-slovenia-government-idUSBREA4404U20140505 Slovenian PM Bratusek resigns, wants early election Reuters Marja Novak John Irish 5 May 2014 At least 22 people are dead and seven missing after two boats carrying illegal immigrants collide in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Greece.https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/greece-dead-30-missing-migrant-boats-sink-23585972 Greece: Smuggling Boats Capsize, 22 Migrants Drown ABC News Nicholas Paphitis 5 May 2014https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-migrants-idUSBREA440FD20140505 Twenty-two migrants drown after boats capsize off Greek island Reuters 5 May 2014 10 May – "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Austrian singer Conchita Wurst wins the Eurovision Song Contest.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurovision-idUSKBN0DQ0LH20140511 Austria's 'bearded lady' Conchita Wurst wins Eurovision Song Contest Reuters Teis Jensen Annabella Nielsen 10 May 2014https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304655304579554443169226928?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304655304579554443169226928.html Conchita Wurst of Austria Wins Eurovision Song Contest The Wall Street Journal John D. Stoll 11 May 2014https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27358560 Austria wins Eurovision Song Contest BBC News 10 May 2014 12 May – Pro-Russian insurgents in Donetsk and Luhansk declare the cities independent states whilst on choosing to join Russia after controversial hastily arranged referendums.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/insurgents-say-ukraine-region-opts-for-sovereignty/2014/05/12/5cb20ffe-d99c-11e3-a837-8835df6c12c4_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140513162513/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/insurgents-say-ukraine-region-opts-for-sovereignty/2014/05/12/5cb20ffe-d99c-11e3-a837-8835df6c12c4_story.html dead 13 May 2014 Insurgents in eastern Ukraine declare independence The Washington Post 12 May 2014 13 May – An explosion and fire in a coal mine in western Turkey kill at least 301 minershttp://www.aa.com.tr/tr/manset/329803--somada-301-isci-hayatini-kaybetti Soma'da 301 işçi hayatını kaybetti Anadolu Ajansı 17 May 2014 and trap dozens more.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27403061 Turkey coal mine explosion: Death toll rises BBC News 14 May 2014https://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/13/world/europe/turkey-mine-accident/?hpt=hp_t3 Transformer explodes in Turkish coal mine; 201 die in fire CNN Talia Kayali Gul Tuysuz Michael Martinez 14 May 2014 17 May – At least 80 people are killed after days of heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding in Southeast Europe.http://www.e-novine.com/region/region-bosna/103510-Doboju-vie-rtava-poplave.html U Doboju više od 20 žrtava poplave e-Novine 17 May 2014http://www.dw.de/zvani%C4%8Dno-petoro-mrtvih-u-poplavama-u-srbiji/a-17643644 Zvanično petoro mrtvih u poplavama u Srbiji Deutsche Welle Ivica Petrović 18 May 2014http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/may/18/bosnia-floods-create-new-land-mine-risk-in-balkans/ Bosnia floods create new land-mine risk in Balkans U-T San Diego Aida Cerkez 18 May 2014 20 May – A freight train collides with a passenger train near Moscow, killing at least nine people and injuring 51 others.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-train-crash-idUSBREA4J08G20140520 At least six killed in train crash near Moscow Reuters Vladimir Soldatkin 20 May 2014 22 May – At least 16 Ukrainian soldiers are killed by pro-Russian separatists who ambush their checkpoint in Donetsk Oblast.https://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/ukrainian-servicement-killed-in-firefight-as-luhansk-peoples-republic-declares-martial-law-live-updates-348854.html Health Ministry reports 16 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Donetsk Oblast; Luhansk Oblast declares martial law Kyiv Post 22 May 2014 Hours after the assault on the checkpoint, rebel leaders in neighboring Luhansk impose martial law until government troops cease their offensive.http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/11-ukrainian-troops-killed-ambush-luhansk-declares-martial-law-n111761 11 Ukrainian Troops Killed in Ambush as Luhansk Declares Martial Law NBC News Alexander Smith 22 May 2014 24 May Four people are killed in a shooting at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27558918 Brussels fatal gun attack at Jewish museum BBC News 24 May 2014https://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/24/world/europe/belgium-jewish-museum-shooting/ 3 dead in shooting at Jewish Museum of Belgium CNN Laura Smith-Spark Elwyn Lopez Pierre Meilhan 24 May 2014 278 people are injured and dozens of buildings damaged as 6.9 earthquake strikes off Samothrace, Greece.http://earthquake-report.com/2014/05/24/strong-earthquake-aegean-sea-on-may-24-2014/ Damaging earthquake in Greece / Turkey (Aegean Sea) – at least 278 injured – strong aftershocks Earthquake-Report.com Armand Vervaeck 24 May 2014 25 May 2014 25 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140525200319/http://earthquake-report.com/2014/05/24/strong-earthquake-aegean-sea-on-may-24-2014/ usurped "Winter Sleep", directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/05/24/cannes-awards-ceremony-celebrates-turkish-family-drama-winters-sleep/ Turkish Drama 'Winter Sleep' Wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival The Wall Street Journal Lanie Goodman 24 May 2014 25 May The pro-European businessman Petro Poroshenko wins the presidential election in Ukraine with 56% of the vote.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/25/petro-poroshenko-ukraine-president-wins-election Petro Poroshenko wins Ukraine presidency, according to exit polls The Guardian Shaun Walker Alec Luhn 25 May 2014https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27569057 Petro Poroshenko claims Ukraine presidency BBC News 25 May 2014 Lithuania's incumbent President Dalia Grybauskaitė declares victory following a second round of voting in the Baltic country's presidential elections.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27571609 Lithuania's Dalia Grybauskaite wins re-election after run-off BBC News 25 May 2014https://news.yahoo.com/lithuanian-president-declares-election-victory-220658870.html Lithuanian president declares re-election victory Yahoo! News Liudas Dapkus 26 May 2014 Eurosceptic and far-right parties seize ground in elections to the European parliament, in what France's PM called a "political earthquake".https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27559714 Eurosceptic 'earthquake' rocks EU elections BBC News 26 May 2014 27 May – At least 40 pro-Russian separatists die in fighting over control of Donetsk International Airport.https://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/27/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/ Ukraine: Fierce fighting closes Donetsk airport, claims dozens of lives CNN Nick Paton Walsh Laura Smith-Spark 27 May 2014 June thumb|200px|Republican manifestation in Madrid in the aftermath of King Juan Carlos' abdication 1 June – Slovenian President Borut Pahor dissolves parliament and schedules an early election for 13 July.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-01/slovenia-to-hold-early-vote-on-july-13-as-parliament-dissolved.html Slovenia to Hold Early Vote on July 13 as Parliament Dissolved Bloomberg Boris Cerni 1 June 2014 2 June – Spain's King Juan Carlos abdicates after 38 years on the throne and his son Prince Felipe will succeed him.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-royals-idUSKBN0ED0NS20140602 Spain's King Juan Carlos abdicates Reuters Fiona Ortiz 2 June 2014https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27662301 King Juan Carlos of Spain abdicates BBC News 2 June 2014 The announcement of the abdication is followed by large anti-monarchy demonstrations in Madrid and Barcelona.May 2021 14 June – A Ukraine military Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down, killing all 49 people on board.May 2021 16 June – Russia cuts off gas to Ukraine in a dispute over unpaid bills that could disrupt supplies to the rest of Europe.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSKBN0ER16X20140616 Russia cuts off gas to Ukraine as Kiev orders border secured Reuters Natalia Zinets Vladimir Soldatkin 16 June 2014https://www.foxnews.com/world/russia-cuts-gas-supply-to-ukraine-after-deadline-passes-without-deal/ Russia cuts gas supply to Ukraine after deadline passes without deal Fox News 16 June 2014 20 June – At least 14 people are killed and several are missing after torrential rains cause flash flooding in northeastern Bulgaria.http://www.straitstimes.com/news/world/europe/story/14-dead-bulgaria-flash-floods-including-2-children-rescuers-search-missing-2 14 dead in Bulgaria flash floods, including 2 children; rescuers search for missing The Straits Times 21 June 2014https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27935436 Bulgaria floods: At least 12 killed in Varna and Dobrich BBC News 20 June 2014 27 June – Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova sign the European Union Association Agreement.https://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-signs-pacts-with-ukraine-georgia-moldova-1403856293 EU Signs Pacts With Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova The Wall Street Journal Naftali Bendavid Laurence Norman 27 June 2014https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-pressures-moldova-as-date-for-signing-of-eu-deal/2014/06/25/0d9ed50f-42d3-47db-90f6-3073c03746b1_story.html Russia pressures Moldova and Ukraine ahead of signing of E.U. Association Agreement The Washington Post Michael Birnbaum 27 June 2014 July thumb|200px|Makeshift memorial at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport for the victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 1 July – Italy takes over the presidency of the European Union. 2 July – Two migrant boats capsize in the Mediterranean Sea, resulting in the death of 115 people.https://www.thestar.com/news/the_world_daily/2014/07/two_migrant_tragedies_in_mediterranean_kill_at_least_115.html Two migrant tragedies in Mediterranean kill at least 115 The Star Scott Simmie 2 July 2014 23 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160806073807/https://www.thestar.com/news/the_world_daily/2014/07/two_migrant_tragedies_in_mediterranean_kill_at_least_115.html 6 August 2016 dead https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28131675 Italy migrants: 'Seventy missing' off Sicily BBC News 2 July 2014 15 July 23 people are killedhttp://en.ria.ru/russia/20140716/190959155/Another-Moscow-Metro-Derailment-Victim-Dies-in-Hospital-Death.html Another Moscow Metro Derailment Victim Dies in Hospital, Death Toll at 23 RIA Novosti 16 July 2014 and over 160 injured as several subway cars derail on the Moscow Metro.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28306458 Russia derailment: '12 dead' in Moscow metro crash BBC News 15 July 2014 The European Parliament votes to elect Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission.http://www.euronews.com/2014/07/15/european-parliament-elects-jean-claude-juncker-as-president/ European Parliament elects Jean-Claude Juncker as president Euronews 15 July 2014 17 July – A Malaysian Airlines passenger plane is shot down on the Russian–Ukraine border, killing all 298 people on board.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/world/europe/malaysian-airlines-jet-ukraine.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=Banner&module=span-ab-top-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0 Malaysia Airlines Jet Crashes in Ukraine, May Have Been Shot Down The New York Times Neil MacFarquhar David M. Herszenhorn 17 July 2014https://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/17/world/europe/ukraine-malaysia-airlines-crash/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Malaysia Airlines flight crashes in Ukraine CNN Ashley Fantz 17 July 2014 19 July – A crash involving several buses on a highway in eastern Germany kills 10 people and injures 69.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GERMANY_BUS_CRASH?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Multiple bus crash in Germany kills 10, injures 69 AP 19 July 2014 27 July 2014 20 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140727215422/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GERMANY_BUS_CRASH?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT dead 23 July – Bulgaria's Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski resigns ahead of snap elections to end months of political turmoil.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-election-idUSKBN0FS1ON20140723 Bulgaria's prime minister resigns with bank crisis unresolved Reuters Tsvetelia Tsolova Angel Krasimirov 23 July 2014http://www.dw.de/socialist-backed-oresharski-cabinet-resigns-in-bulgaria/a-17803242 Socialist-backed Oresharski Cabinet resigns in Bulgaria Deutsche Welle 23 July 2014 24 July – Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk resigns after the governing coalition collapses.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-crisis-pm-arseny-yatseniuk-resigns-over-his-countrys-precarious-energy-situation-9627233.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-crisis-pm-arseny-yatseniuk-resigns-over-his-countrys-precarious-energy-situation-9627233.html 2022-05-01 subscription Ukraine crisis: PM Arseny Yatseniuk resigns over his country's precarious energy situation The Independent Andrew Buncombe 24 July 2014 25 July – Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for Regional Policy Volodymyr Groysman is appointed as acting prime minister.http://www.france24.com/en/20140725-ukraine-pm-yatseniuk-shock-resignation-premier/ Ukraine names acting PM after Yatseniuk's shock resignation France 24 25 July 2014 28 July – The Hague's Permanent Court of Arbitration orders Russia to repay US$50 billion to shareholders of the Yukos Oil Company for breaching the Energy Charter Treaty.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-yukos-idUSKBN0FW0TP20140729 Court orders Russia to pay $50 billion for seizing Yukos assets Reuters Megan Davies Jack Stubbs Thomas Escritt 28 July 2014https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/29/business/international/yukos-shareholders-awarded-about-50-billion-in-court-ruling.html?_r=1 $50 Billion Awarded in Breakup of Yukos The New York Times Stanley Reed 28 July 2014 August thumb|200px|Apartment building in Lysychansk destroyed during the War in Donbas. 10 August – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wins Turkey's first direct presidential election.https://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/08/world/europe/turkey-election-explained/ Turkey picks a president: What to know about Erdogan's victory CNN Ivana Kottasova 11 August 2014https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/11/world/europe/erdogan-turkeys-premier-wins-presidential-election.html?_r=0 Turkey's Premier Is Proclaimed Winner of Presidential Election The New York Times Ceylan Yeginsu Sebnem Arsu 10 August 2014 25 August The Prime Minister of France Manuel Valls presents President François Hollande with the resignation of the cabinet, with a new cabinet to be appointed next day.http://www.france24.com/en/20140825-france-prime-minister-valls-tenders-government-resignation-hollande/ France's Hollande orders cabinet reshuffle amid economy row France 24 25 August 2014https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/25/french-government-resigns-francois-hollande-manuel-valls France thrown into political turmoil after government dissolved The Guardian Anne Penketh 25 August 2014 The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko dissolves the Parliament and calls new elections for 26 October.https://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/25/world/europe/ukraine-parliament/index.html?eref=edition Ukrainian President dissolves parliament, schedules elections CNN Steve Almasy Victoria Butenko 25 August 2014 30 August – EU leaders appoint Italy's Federica Mogherini as EU foreign policy chief and Poland's Donald Tusk as European Council president.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28989875 Italy's Mogherini and Poland's Tusk get top EU jobs BBC News 30 August 2014 31 August – Eight people are killed and eleven others injured after an explosion destroys a four-storey building in a suburb of Paris.https://news.yahoo.com/four-dead-paris-suburb-building-explosion-200657554.html Paris building explosion toll rises to eight Yahoo! News François Becker 1 September 2014 September thumb|200px|High officials taking part in the NATO Summit of Newport thumb|200px|1.8 million people took part in the Catalan Way. thumb|200px|Rally in Moscow against Russian military intervention in Ukraine 4 September – Over 150 state leaders and officials participate in the Newport Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It is the first time a NATO summit will be held in Britain outside London. 11 September About 500 migrants are feared dead after their ship is rammed by another boat near Malta.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29210989 Malta boat sinking 'leaves 500 dead' - IOM BBC News 15 September 2014https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/11097496/Up-to-700-migrants-drown-in-Mediterranean-as-people-smugglers-accused-of-deliberately-capsizing-boat.html Up to 700 migrants drown in Mediterranean as people smugglers accused of deliberately capsizing boat The Telegraph Nick Squires 15 September 2014 Up to 1.8 million people form a human chain in the largest demonstration for the independence of Catalonia.http://catalanassembly.org/2014/09/18/catalan-way-becomes-the-biggest-mobilization-in-european-history/ Catalan Way Becomes the Biggest Mobilization in European History Assemblea Nacional Catalana 11 September 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141006104548/http://catalanassembly.org/2014/09/18/catalan-way-becomes-the-biggest-mobilization-in-european-history/ 6 October 2014 14 September – The Social Democrats, led by Stefan Löfven, win a plurality in the Swedish general election.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29195683 Sweden election: Social Democrats rule out far-right pact BBC News 15 September 2014http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2014/09/sweden-elections-201491418172040998.html Swedish left-wing bloc wins election Aljazeera 15 September 2014 18 September – Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-18/scots-independence-voting-ends-as-u-k-hangs-in-balance.html Scotland Votes Against Independence in Referendum, BBC Projects Bloomberg Dara Doyle Ian Wishart 19 September 2014https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-29270441 Scottish referendum: Scotland votes 'No' to independence BBC News 19 September 2014http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-scotland-independence-idUKKBN0HB2PE20140919 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305220549/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-scotland-independence-idUKKBN0HB2PE20140919 dead March 5, 2016 Scots spurn independence in historic vote, devolution battle begins Reuters Alistair Smout Guy Faulconbridge 20 September 2014 21 September – More than 26,000 people in Moscow participate in the largest demonstration so far against Russian president Vladimir Putin and the War in Donbas.https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-antiwar-marches-ukraine/26597971.html Thousands March Against War In Moscow, St. Petersburg Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 21 September 2014https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29300213 Ukraine crisis: Thousands march in Moscow anti-war rally BBC News 21 September 2014 October thumb|200px|Demonstration against the tax on internet in Budapest, 26 October 2 October – A series of powerful blasts at a Bulgarian explosives plant kills 15 employees and injures three others.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29455550 Bulgaria explosives factory blast kills 15 BBC News 2 October 2014https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-blast-idUSKCN0HR12Q20141002 Blasts kill 15 people at Bulgaria explosives plant Reuters Tsvetelia Tsolova Stoyan Nenov 2 October 2014 5 October – A truck enters into a column of 40 cars near Thessaloniki, Greece, killing five people and injuring 32.http://en.protothema.gr/5-dead-30-injured-in-deadly-pileup-at-egnatia-highway-photos-videos/ 5 dead, 30 injured in deadly pileup at Egnatia Highway Proto Thema 6 October 2014 9 October – Estonia becomes the first former Soviet republic to legalize gay partnerships and grant equal rights to same-sex couples.http://euobserver.com/lgbti/125988 Estonia same-sex law breaks taboo in former Soviet states EUobserver Andrew Rettman 9 October 2014 26 October – Pro-Western parties led by Ukraine's PM and president win almost 50% of the votes in the first parliamentary election after the revolution.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-election-idUSKCN0IF00R20141027 Ukraine leader wins pro-West mandate but wary of Russia Reuters Richard Balmforth Timothy Heritage 26 October 2014https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/26/ukraine-petro-poroshenko-power-elections Petro Poroshenko set to consolidate power in Ukraine elections The Guardian Shaun Walker Oksana Grytsenko 26 October 2014 29 October – Up to 100,000 Hungarians rally in Budapest despite the government's amendment of a controversial internet tax bill.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/hungary/11195733/100000-Hungarians-march-against-internet-tax.html 100,000 Hungarians march against 'internet tax' The Telegraph Matthew Day 29 October 2014https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/30/world/europe/hungarians-march-against-proposed-tax-on-internet-use.html?_r=0 Proposed Internet Tax Draws Hungarians to Streets in Protest The New York Times Rick Lyman 29 October 2014 30 October – Sweden officially recognises Palestine as a sovereign state.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/state-of-palestine-officially-recognised-by-sweden-9828092.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141030140752/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/state-of-palestine-officially-recognised-by-sweden-9828092.html dead October 30, 2014 State of Palestine officially recognised by Sweden The Independent Lamiat Sabin 30 October 2014 November 2 November – Aleksandr Zakharchenko and Igor Plotnitsky win the general elections held in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-rebel-election-idUSKBN0IL3AP20141103 Ukraine crisis deepens after rebel vote in east Reuters Thomas Grove Richard Balmforth 2 November 2014 Ukraine, the European Parliament and the United States don't recognize these elections.http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/european-parliament-doesnt-recognize-illegitimate-elections-in-parts-of-ukraines-east-370544.html European Parliament doesn't recognize illegitimate elections in parts of Ukraine's east Kyiv Post 4 November 2014 3 November – At least 24 migrants die after their boat sinks in Bosphorus Strait near Istanbul.http://www.euronews.com/2014/11/03/at-least-24-migrants-dead-after-boat-sinks-in-bosphorus-strait-in-istanbul/ At least 24 migrants dead after boat sinks in Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul Euronews 3 November 2014https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-boat-idUSKBN0IN0G020141103 At least 24 migrants die as boat sinks in Black Sea near Istanbul Reuters Osman Orsal 3 November 2014 16 November – Klaus Iohannis becomes the first ethnic German President of Romania.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/16/romania-klaus-iohannis-president Klaus Iohannis wins Romanian presidential election The Guardian 16 November 2014https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30076716 Romania election surprise as Klaus Iohannis wins presidency BBC News 17 November 2014https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/11234915/Romanian-presidential-election-victory-for-centre-right-candidate-Klaus-Iohannis.html Romanian presidential election victory for centre-right candidate Klaus Iohannis The Telegraph 16 November 2014 30 November – Pro-European parties in Moldova win a narrow majority of votes in a strongly contested parliamentary election. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-moldova-election-idUSKCN0JE0WD20141201 Moldova set to press on with pro-Europe course after election 1 December 2014 Reuters Balmforth Richard Tanas Alexander https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/moldova/11266858/Moldova-to-press-on-with-pro-Europe-course-after-election.html Moldova to press on with pro-Europe course after election 1 December 2014 The Telegraph December 2 December – French Parliament votes for the recognition of the State of Palestine. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-palestinians-france-idUSKCN0JF3DW20141202 French parliament votes for recognition of Palestinian state 2 December 2014 Reuters Irish John 4 December – Gunmen attack a police post and storm a building in Grozny, capital of Russia's southern province of Chechnya, killing 10 policemen in clashes in which 10 of the attackers are also killed.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30323751 Russia Chechnya: Deadly rebel attack rocks Grozny BBC News 4 December 2014 17 December – European Parliament adopts the resolution on recognition of Palestine statehood by 498 votes in favour.http://www.dw.de/eu-parliament-recognizes-palestinian-state-in-principle/a-18136754 EU parliament recognizes Palestinian state 'in principle' Deutsche Welle 17 December 2014 27 December – Andrei Kobyakov replaces Mikhail Myasnikovich as Belarus' new prime minister in the biggest government reshuffle since 2010.https://www.rferl.org/a/lukashenka-belarus-new-prime-minister/26765257.html Belarus's Lukashenka Appoints New PM Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 28 December 2014 29 December – Five people are killed and 414 evacuated as ferry catches fire in the Ionian Sea.https://abcnews.go.com/International/race-time-save-passengers-ferry-adrift/story?id=27869187 5 Dead in Ferry Disaster; Evacuation of Passengers Is Complete ABC News 29 December 2014http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/28/greek-ferry-deaths_n_6387036.html At Least 5 Dead In Greek Ferry Disaster, Italian Official Reports The Huffington Post Andrea Rosa Nicole Winfield 29 December 2014 Deaths Deaths in 2014 January thumb|100px|Eusébio 5 January – Eusébio, 71, Portuguese footballer (b. 1942) 10 January – Zbigniew Messner, 84, 9th Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland (b. 1929) 11 January - Vugar Gashimov, 27, Azerbaijani chess grandmaster (b. 1986) 16 January – Roger Lloyd-Pack, 69, English actor (b. 1944) 20 January – Claudio Abbado, 80, Italian conductor (b. 1933) 23 January – Riz Ortolani, 87, Italian film composer (b. 1926) 25 January – Gyula Sax, 62, Hungarian chess grandmaster (b. 1951) 31 January – Miklós Jancsó, 92, Hungarian film director and screenwriter (b. 1921) February 1 February Luis Aragonés, 75, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1938) Maximilian Schell, 83, Austrian-Swiss film and stage actor (b. 1930) 10 February Stuart Hall, 82, Jamaican-British sociologist (b. 1932) 11 February – Alice Babs, 90, Swedish singer and actress (b. 1924) 13 February – Richard Møller Nielsen, 76, Danish footballer and manager (b. 1937) 14 February – Tom Finney, 91, English footballer (b. 1922) 23 February – Alice Herz-Sommer, 110, Czech-British pianist, world's oldest Holocaust survivor (b. 1903) 25 February - Mario Coluna, 78, Mozambican-born Portuguese footballer (b. 1935) 26 February – Paco de Lucía, 66, Spanish flamenco composer, guitarist and producer (b. 1947) March thumb|100px|Adolfo Suárez 1 March – Alain Resnais, 91, French film director (b. 1922) 12 March – Věra Chytilová, 85, Czech film director (b. 1929) 14 March – Tony Benn, 88, British politician and diarist (b. 1925) 23 March – Adolfo Suárez, 81, 138th Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1932) April 1 April – Jacques Le Goff, 90, French historian and author (b. 1924) 2 April – Urs Widmer, 75, Swiss novelist, playwright and essayist (b. 1938) 8 April – Karlheinz Deschner, 89, German researcher and writer (b. 1924) 10 April – Sue Townsend, 68, English writer and humorist (b. 1946) 24 April Hans Hollein, 80, Austrian architect and designer (b. 1934) Tadeusz Różewicz, 92, Polish poet, dramatist and writer (b. 1921) 27 April – Vujadin Boškov, 82, Serbian footballer and coach (b. 1931) 29 April – Bob Hoskins, 71, English actor (b. 1942) May 4 May – Elena Baltacha, 30, Ukrainian-born British professional tennis player (b. 1983) 12 May Marco Cé, 88, Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church (b. 1925) H. R. Giger, 74, Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor and set designer (b. 1940) 15 May – Jean-Luc Dehaene, 73, 63rd Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1940) 18 May Dobrica Ćosić, 92, Serbian writer and 1st President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1921) Wubbo Ockels, 68, Dutch physicist and astronaut (b. 1946) 25 May – Wojciech Jaruzelski, 90, Polish military officer and communist politician (b. 1923) 29 May – Karlheinz Böhm, 86, Austrian actor (b. 1928) June 1 June – Valentin Mankin, 75, Ukrainian Olympic sailor (b. 1938) 8 June – Alexander Imich, 111, Polish-born American chemist, parapsychologist and supercentenarian (b. 1903) 9 June – Rik Mayall, 56, English comedian, writer, actor and voice-over artist (b. 1958) 11 June – Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, 80, Spanish conductor and composer (b. 1933) 13 June – Gyula Grosics, 88, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1926) 25 June – Ana María Matute, 88, Spanish writer (b. 1925) 30 June – Željko Šturanović, 54, Prime Minister of Montenegro (2006–08) (b. 1960) July thumb|100px|Eduard Shevardnadze 7 July Alfredo Di Stéfano, 88, Argentine-Spanish footballer and coach (b. 1926) Eduard Shevardnadze, 86, 2nd President of Georgia (b. 1928) 11 July – Tommy Ramone, 65, Hungarian-American record producer and musician (b. 1949) 13 July – Lorin Maazel, 84, French-American conductor, violinist and composer (b. 1930) 25 July – Carlo Bergonzi, 90, Italian operatic tenor (b. 1924) 27 July – Francesco Marchisano, 85, Italian cardinal (b. 1929) August 1 August – Valyantsin Byalkevich, 41, Belarusian footballer and manager (b. 1973) 9 August – Andriy Bal, 56, Ukrainian footballer and coach (b. 1958) 11 August Vladimir Beara, 85, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1928) Pierre Ryckmans, 78, Belgian-Australian writer, sinologist, essayist and literary critic (b. 1935) 13 August – Frans Brüggen, 79, Dutch conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist (b. 1934) 15 August – Licia Albanese, 105, Italian-born American operatic soprano (b. 1909) 21 August – Albert Reynolds, 81, Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1932) 24 August – Richard Attenborough, 90, English actor and film director (b. 1923) 28 August – Glenn Cornick, 67, English bass guitarist (b. 1947) 29 August – Björn Waldegård, 70, Swedish rally driver (b. 1943) September 1 September – Gottfried John, 72, German actor (b. 1942) 4 September – Donatas Banionis, 90, Lithuanian actor (b. 1924) 5 September – Wolfhart Pannenberg, 85, German theologian (b. 1928) 6 September – Kira Zvorykina, 94, Belarusian chess player (b. 1919) 8 September – Magda Olivero, 104, Italian operatic soprano (b. 1910) 12 September – Ian Paisley, 88, British politician and First Minister of Northern Ireland (b. 1926) 15 September – Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia, 91 (b. 1922) 17 September – Andriy Husin, 41, professional Ukrainian football player and coach (b. 1972) 20 September – Anatoly Berezovoy, 72, Soviet cosmonaut (b. 1942) 24 September – Christopher Hogwood, 73, English conductor, harpsichordist, writer and musicologist (b. 1941) 25 September Sulejman Tihić, 62, Bosnian politician (b. 1951) Dorothy Tyler-Odam, 94, British athlete (b. 1920) 28 September – Dannie Abse, 91, Welsh poet (b. 1923) October 2 October – György Lázár, 90, Hungarian Communist politician and Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1975–87) (b. 1924) 4 October – Fyodor Cherenkov, 55, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1959) 5 October Andrea de Cesaris, 55, Italian race car driver (b. 1959) Yuri Lyubimov, 97, Russian stage actor and director (b. 1917) 6 October – Igor Mitoraj, 70, Polish sculptor (b. 1944) 7 October – Siegfried Lenz, 88, German writer (b. 1926) 16 October – John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, 88, British peer and educator (b. 1926) 23 October – Tullio Regge, 83, Italian theoretical physicist (b. 1931) 25 October – Jack Bruce, 71, Scottish musician and composer (b. 1943) 29 October Rainer Hasler, 56, Liechtensteiner footballer (b. 1958) Klas Ingesson, 46, Swedish footballer and manager (b. 1968) November 2 November Acker Bilk, 85, English clarinettist and vocalist (b. 1929) Veljko Kadijević, 88, general of the Yugoslav People's Army (b. 1925) 12 November – Warren Clarke, 67, English actor (b. 1947) 13 November – Alexander Grothendieck, 86, German-born French mathematician (b. 1928) 14 November – Eugene Dynkin, 90, Russian-American mathematician and academic (b. 1924) 16 November – Serge Moscovici, 89, Romanian-born French social psychologist (b. 1925) 19 November – Mike Nichols, 83, German-born American film and theatre director, producer, actor and comedian (b. 1931) 20 November – Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, 88, Spanish aristocrat (b. 1926) 22 November – Fiorenzo Angelini, 98, Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (b. 1916) 24 November – Viktor Tikhonov, 84, Soviet ice hockey player and coach (b. 1930) 27 November – P. D. James, 94, English writer and life peer (b. 1920) December 3 December Jacques Barrot, 77, French politician, European Commissioner for Justice (2008–10) (b. 1937) Ian McLagan, 69, English keyboard instrumentalist (b. 1945) 5 December – Queen Fabiola of Belgium, 86 (b. 1928) 8 December – Knut Nystedt, 99, Norwegian composer (b. 1915) 18 December – Virna Lisi, 78, Italian actress (b. 1936) 21 December Åke Johansson, 86, Swedish footballer (b. 1928) Udo Jurgens, 80, Austrian composer and singer (b. 1934) Billie Whitelaw, 82, English actress (b. 1932) 22 December – Joe Cocker, 70, English singer (b. 1944) 26 December – Leo Tindemans, 92, 43rd Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1922) 27 December – Tomaz Salamun, 73, Slovenian poet (b. 1941) 30 December – Luise Rainer, 104, German-born American actress (b. 1910) 31 December – Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington (b. 1915) See also Europe 2010s 2014 in the European Union List of state leaders in 2014 Europe References 2 2014 Category:2010s in Europe Category:Years of the 21st century in Europe