2008 in Europe

none in Europe 20th century 21st century 22nd century 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s (decade)2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s The following is a list of events of the year 2008 in Europe. Events Albania 2008 in Albania Albania Andorra 2008 in Andorra Andorra Azerbaijan 2008 in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Belarus 2008 in Belarus Belarus Belgium 2008 in Belgium Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina 2008 in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria 2008 in Bulgaria Bulgaria Croatia 2008 in Croatia Croatia Czech Republic 2008 in the Czech Republic Czech Republic Cyprus 2008 in Cyprus Cyprus Denmark 2008 in Denmark Denmark Estonia 2008 in Estonia Estonia European Union President of the European Commission: José Manuel Barroso President of the Parliament: Hans-Gert Pöttering President of the European Council: Janez Janša (January–June) Nicolas Sarkozy (July–December) Presidency of the Council of the EU: Slovenia (January–July) France (July–December) Finland 2008 in Finland Finland France 2008 in France France Germany 2008 in Germany Germany Georgia 2008 in Georgia (country) Georgia Greece 2008 in Greece Greece Hungary 2008 in Hungary Hungary Iceland 2008 in Iceland Iceland Ireland 2008 in Ireland Ireland Italy 2008 in Italy Italy Latvia 2008 in Latvia Latvia Liechtenstein 2008 in Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Lithuania 2008 in Lithuania Lithuania Luxembourg 2008 in Luxembourg Luxembourg Malta 2008 in Malta Malta Moldova 2008 in Moldova Moldova Monaco 2008 in Monaco Monaco Montenegro 2008 in Montenegro Montenegro Netherlands 2008 in the Netherlands Netherlands North Macedonia 2008 in North Macedonia North Macedonia Norway 2008 in Norway Norway Poland 2008 in Poland Poland Portugal 2008 in Portugal Portugal Romania 2008 in Romania Romania Russia 2008 in Russia Russia San Marino 2008 in San Marino San Marino Serbia 2008 in Serbia Serbia Slovakia 2008 in Slovakia Slovakia Slovenia 2008 in Slovenia Slovenia Spain 2008 in Spain Spain Sweden 2008 in Sweden Sweden Switzerland 2008 in Switzerland Switzerland Turkey 2008 in Turkey Turkey Ukraine 2008 in Ukraine Ukraine United Kingdom 2008 in the United Kingdom United Kingdom Vatican City 2008 in Vatican City Vatican City Events January 1: Cyprus and Malta becomes a eurozone member, adopting the euro for the first time. May 21: The first all-English European Cup final saw Manchester United beat Chelsea on penalties after a 1–1 draw in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7406252.stm Man Utd earn dramatic Euro glory 22 May 2008 1 January 2010 BBC News August 7–16: Russo-Georgian War August 28: The Russian group Voina staged the Fuck for the heir Puppy Bear! performance at the Timiryazev State Biological Museum in Moscow to protest at the election of Dmitry Medvedev in the 2008 Russian presidential election.Sex Orgy in a Museum! https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024734/http://www.henrikaeshna.com/apps/blog/sex-orgy-in-a-museum-what-does 2013-11-13 Medusa TV. 2012-08-19. December 6: A police officer assassinated 15-year-old student Alexis Grigoropoulos. Large riots took place the following days in Greece.POLICE TRIAL Two indicted over teen shooting Kathimerini http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100033_13/06/2009_108067 live 9 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090616092240/http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100033_13/06/2009_108067 16 June 20097 December 2008 More riots in Greece over fatal police shooting of teen USA today https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-12-07-greece-protests_N.htm live 9 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081210041536/http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-12-07-greece-protests_N.htm 10 December 2008Christofer Kat 8 December 2008 Athenian democracy in ruins The Guardian UK https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/dec/08/greece live https://web.archive.org/web/20081210001102/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/08/greece 10 December 2008 Deaths January January 2 George MacDonald Fraser, British author Günter Schubert, German actor January 3 Jimmy Stewart, British racing driver Werner Dollinger, German politician January 7 – Detlef Kraus, German pianist January 9 – John Harvey-Jones, British businessman January 19 – Morris Maddocks, British bishop January 30 – Jeremy Beadle, British television presenter, writer and producer February 28 February – Mike Smith, British singer March 8 March – Carol Barnes, British newsreader 18 March – Anthony Minghella, British film director 19 March Arthur C. Clarke, British science fiction author and inventor Paul Scofield, British actor 20 March – Brian Wilde, British actor 23 March – Neil Aspinall, British record producer and business executive 28 March – Michael Podro, British art historian April 1 April – Jim Finney, British football referee 7 April – Mark Speight, British television presenter 25 April – Humphrey Lyttelton, British jazz musician and broadcaster May 16 May – David Mitton, British producer and director 24 May – Rob Knox, British actor 28 May – Beryl Cook, British artist July 2 July – Elizabeth Spriggs, British actress 3 July – Clive Hornby, British actor 4 July – Charles Wheeler, British journalist 14 July – Hugh Lloyd, British actor August 11 August – Bill Cotton, British producer 29 August – Geoffrey Perkins, British comedy producer, writer and performer 31 August – Ken Campbell, British actor and raconteur September 15 September – Richard Wright, British musician 24 September - Ruslan Yamadayev, Russian politician November 3 November – Brooks Mileson, British businessman, 4 November – Syd Lucas, British World War I veteran 12 November – Mitch Mitchell, British drummer 16 November – Reg Varney, British actor December 8 December – Oliver Postgate, British animator, puppeteer and writer 14 December – Kathy Staff, British actress 24 December – Harold Pinter, British playwright See also Europe 2000s 2008 in the European Union List of state leaders in 2008 Europe References 2008 Category:2000s in Europe Category:Years of the 21st century in Europe