2015 in the European Union

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Flag of Europe.svg 90px Other events of 2015 Timeline of EU history Events in the year 2015 in the European Union. 2015 was designated as the: European Year for Development 4 Incumbents EU President of the European Council POL Donald Tusk EU Commission President LUX Jean-Claude Juncker EU Council Presidency LVA Latvia (Jan – Jun) LUX Luxembourg (July – Dec) EU Parliament President GER Martin Schulz EU High Representative ITA Federica Mogherini Events January 1 January Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes the 19th Eurozone country. https://money.cnn.com/2014/12/31/news/economy/lithuania-europe-euro/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150102003938/http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/31/news/economy/lithuania-europe-euro/ dead January 2, 2015 Eurozone's newest member: Lithuania 1 January 2015 CNN Petroff Alanna Latvia takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the council of the EU. The European Commission launches the European Year of Development, focused on raising awareness of development across Europe. Mons, and Plzeň are the European Capitals of Culture 2015. 7 January – A terrorist attack"Charlie Hebdo attack: What we know so far", BBC News, 8 January 2015.https://time.com/3657246/paris-charlie-hebdo-shooting/ Paris Police Say 12 Dead After Shooting at Charlie Hebdo Witnesses said that the gunmen had called out the names of individual from the magazine. French media report that Charb, the Charlie Hebdo cartoonist who was on al-Qaeda's most wanted list in 2013, was seriously injured. Conal Urquhart Time 2024-11-17 2015-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20150107234226/http://time.com/3657246/paris-charlie-hebdo-shooting/ dead on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris leads to demonstrations,https://money.cnn.com/2015/01/09/technology/social/jesuischarlie-hashtag-twitter/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150110003208/http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/09/technology/social/jesuischarlie-hashtag-twitter/index.html dead January 10, 2015 #JeSuisCharlie becomes one of most popular hashtags in Twitter's history CNNMoney 9 January 2015 12 January 2015 David Goldman Jose Paglieryhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-09/shots-fired-hostages-taken-in-town-northeast-of-paris.html Paris Terror Suspects Killed in Twin French Police Raids Bloomberg 9 January 2014 11 January 2015 all over Europe in support of freedom of expression, as well as new initiatives at European level to fight terrorism. January – The Hungarian town Mayor of Ásotthalom László Toroczkai calls for a Hungarian border barrier in the south of the country, to deal with the growing 2015 migrant crisis.origo.hu - Kerítést építene a határon Toroczkai - Viktória Serdült - 23 January, 2015, 13:34origo.hu - Toroczkai: Az illegális migráció ma a legnagyobb fenyegetés - Tibor Lengyel - June 9, 2015, 14:20 February 13 February – EU leaders meet at an informal European Council in Brussels to discuss three challenges facing Europe: restoring peace in Ukraine, fighting terrorism and improving the European Monetary Union, particularly in the light of the change of government in Greece, whose new Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, asks for a review of its situation. 25 February – The European Commission sets out its strategy to achieve a resilient Energy Union with forward-looking climate change policy.European Leader Seek Tighter Cooperation on Energy https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/26/business/international/european-leaders-push-for-energy-union.html The New York Times 25 Feb 2015 March 18 March – The European Commission presents a package of tax transparency measures as part of its agenda to tackle corporate tax avoidance and harmful competition in the EU. 19 March – Meeting in the European Council, EU leaders agree to create an Energy Union. They underline their commitment to providing affordable, secure and sustainable energy within the EU. April 23 April – At a special meeting of the European Council in Brussels, EU leaders agree on four priority areas for action in response to the 1,800 lives lost in the Mediterranean where migrants attempt the perilous journey to Europe in boats. These include measures to fight traffickers, a new return programme for irregular migrants, more protection for refugees from conflict areas, and tripled resourceshttp://www.ibtimes.co.uk/eu-triple-funding-operation-triton-tackle-mediterranean-migrant-crisis-1498100 EU to triple funding for 'Operation Triton' to tackle Mediterranean migrant crisis IBT 24 April 2015 for the EU's search and rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean. 30 April – following the murder of a woman in southern Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suggests that Hungary must reinstate capital punishment. This statement caused a strong reaction by EU officials, and Orbán had to retract it as a result.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/30/eu-jean-claude-juncker-viktor-orban-hungary-death-penalty-return EU chief warns Hungary over return of death penalty comments Traynor Ian 30 April 2015 The Guardian 2 June 2015 May 6 May – The European Commission unveils detailed plans to create a Digital Single Market, laying the groundwork for Europe's digital future. 7 May – The Conservative party wins a majorityLive UK election results https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2015/may/07/live-uk-election-results-in-full The Guardian 8 May 2015Election 2015 results https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2015/results BBC 8 May 2015 in the United Kingdom general election. The party confirms that an "in-out" referendum on membership of the European Union will be held before the end of 2017. 13 May – As part of the "European Semester", the Commission adopts recommendations for each of the 28 EU countries, offering guidance on 2015-2016 national budgets and economic policies. 21–22 May – At a summit in Riga, EU leaders meet with the representatives of the six countries of the Eastern Partnership (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine). They set out an agenda for the future, including the need to establish strengthened and more transparent institutions, free from corruption. June 7–8 June – Germany hosts the 41st G7 summit in Schloss Elmau, Bavaria.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/07/g7-summit-ukraine-greek-bailout-climate-agenda-bavaria-meeting G7 summit: Greek bailout, Ukraine and climate top agenda for Bavaria meeting The Guardian Wintour Patrick 7 June 2015 Discussions focus on global economy and climate change as well as on key foreign security and development issues. June – the Hungarian cabinet approves construction of a 4 m ft high barrier to stop migrants.Feher Margit Hungary Plans Security Fence on Serbia Border to Keep Out Migrants https://www.wsj.com/articles/hungary-plans-security-fence-on-serbia-border-to-keep-out-migrants-1434561444 18 August 2015 Wall Street Journal 17 June 2015 22 June – Five EU Presidents reveal ambitious plans on how to deepen the Economic and Monetary Union between 2015 and 2025. The report is prepared by European Commission President (Jean-Claude Juncker), together with the President of the Euro summit (Donald Tusk), the president of the Eurogroup (Jeroen Dijsselbloem), the President of the European Central Bank (Mario Draghi), and the President of the European Parliament (Martin Schulz).http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-5240_en.htm Fife Presidents' Report sets out plan for strengthening Europe's Economic and Monetary Union as of 1 July 2015 European Commission 22 July 2015 30 June – The European Parliament and the Council reach an agreement to end all mobile phone roaming fees within the EU by 2017.ReutersSeptember 2024 medicmedic August 19 August – EU finance ministers formally approve the first tranche of a new €86 billion bailout for Greece after parliaments in member states back the move.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-19/euro-area-agrees-on-bailout-deal-for-greece-eu-commission-says Euro Area Agrees on 86 Billion-Euro Bailout Deal for Greece Bloomberg Christie Rebecca 19 August 2015http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/assistance_eu_ms/greek_loan_facility/index_en.htm Financial assistance to Greece European Commission 19 August 2015 August 31 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes her we can do this statement during the 2015 European migrant crisis. September thumb|Hungary Serbia border barrier thumb|right|National governments' position on 22 September 2015 European Union Justice and Home Affairs Council majority vote to relocate 120,000 refugees from Greece and Italy to other EU countries according to proportional quotas: #8cd19d Yes #ff9000 Opt-out #5cacc4 Abstention #fa3d3f No #D6D6D6 Non-EU state Malta not seen/marked on map September – Hungary builds the Hungarian border barrier fence on its border with Serbia and Croatia. European Capitals of Culture The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one calendar year, during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong European dimension. Belgium Mons, Belgiumhttp://www.mons2015.eu/ Mons 2015 2015-09-06 2020-07-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20200716161442/http://www.mons2015.eu/ dead Czech Republic Plzeň, Czech RepublicPlzeň 2015 See also History of the European Union Timeline of European Union history References 2 2015 in Category:Years of the 21st century in the European Union Category:2010s in the European Union