This is a list of crises situations and major protests in countries of Europe since the year 2000.
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Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) 2026 Iran war Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Demonstrations and riots against Migration 2026 Southampton riots 2026 Northern Ireland riots Demonstrations and riots against Islamophobia 2026 Brussels riots Russian invasion of Ukraine 2026 Ukrainian drone incursions into the Baltic states 2026 Paris Saint-Germain celebration riots
2025
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) Arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu 2025–2026 Turkish protests
2024 Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) Demonstrations and riots against migration 2024 Harehills riot (United Kingdom) 2024 United Kingdom riots November 2024 United Kingdom security incidents (anti-terror squads were called out to all three incidents which are now under investigation) Glasgow Gatwick London Chester 2022–2024 German economic crisis 2024 European farmers' protests (ongoing). 2023–2024 German farmers' protests 2024 French farmers' protests 2024 Netherlands farmers' protests 2024 Polish farmers' protests November 2024 United Kingdom farmers' protests 2024 Serbian environmental protests 2024–2025 Serbian anti-corruption protests
2023 Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) Demonstrations and riots against migration 2023 Dublin riot 2022–2024 German economic crisis 2023–2024 German farmers' protests Protest in Brussels for better wages and service from late 2023.
2022 Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine starting from February 24, 2022. 2022 energy crises in Europe 2022 Oslo shooting 2022–2024 German economic crisis 2022 Leicester riots (Hindu vs Muslim tension)
2021 2021 Dutch curfew riots Protest and strikes of the CGT union 2021 2021 Russian protests 2021 Montenegrin episcopal enthronement protests 2021 North Kosovo crisis 2021 Abkhazia unrest 2021–2022 Belarus–European Union border crisis
2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Europe 2020–2021 Bulgarian protests 2020–2021 Belarusian protests 2020–2022 Serbian protests
2019 Dutch farmers' protests, ongoing protests since 2019 by farmers in the Netherlands 2019 Moscow protests 2019–2020 Maltese protests 2019 Catalan protests Sardines movement
2018 2018–2023 UK higher education strikes 2018 Slovak anti-government protests after murder of journalist Ján Kuciak Yellow Vests movement 2018–2020 Serbian protests ("One of Five Million" movement)
2017 2017–2018 Spanish constitutional crisis 2017–2019 Romanian protests 2017 Serbian protests 2017–2018 Russian protests 2017 Belarusian protests
2015 European migrant crisis (around 2014–2016) November 2015 Paris attacks
2014 2014 Ukrainian revolution, 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine and the subsequent ongoing War in Eastern Ukraine 2014 unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina (4–10 February 2014)
2013 Euromaidan, a wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine Romanian protests against the Roșia Montană Project 2013 Stockholm riots (May 19–28) Bulgarian anti-monopoly protests and demonstrations against the Oresharski cabinet
2012 Greek labour unions continue strikes. Violent protests in Romania in January Ongoing protest activity in Russia Slovenian protests in Slovenia (2012-2013)
2011 2011 Northern Ireland riots (20 June–16 July) 2011 United Kingdom public sector strikes (30 November), 2 million public sector workers strike over pensions 2011 England riots (6–11 August), thousands of people of the lower socio-economic group riot North Kosovo crisis (July–December), involving ethnic Serb demonstrators in North Kosovo against Republic of Kosovo Police and KFOR 2011 Rome demonstration (15 October) 2011 Germany E. coli O104:H4 outbreak (May–June) Thousands of protesters hold demonstrations in Belgrade, Serbia against the arrest of Ratko Mladić (26 May). 2011 Portuguese anti-austerity movement (12 March) Nationwide protests across Spain (May–) Anti-cuts protest in London (26 March) Refugees of the 2011 Libyan civil war (2011–2013) Nationwide protests and strikes in Greece continue throughout 2011. Domodedovo International Airport bombing (24 January) Major Russian protests begin in response to the 2011 Russian legislative election. 2011 Norway attacks (22 July)
2010 Spanish air traffic controllers' strike on December European debt crisis Suicide bombing in Stockholm on 11 December, the first ever suicide attack in the Nordic countries Student protests across the United Kingdom since November Student protest in Dublin on 3 November Pension reform strikes across France during September and October (still ongoing) Pride March is held in Belgrade, Serbia and Serbian protestors (mainly Obraz) clash with the riot police to try to disrupt the parade Ajka alumina plant accident in Ajka, Hungary, on 4 October French Romani repatriation in July Nationwide protests across Greece in May Air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption in April and May Metro suicide bombings in Moscow on 29 March
2009 Swine flu pandemic Protests at the G-20 summit in London in April Riot in Riga, Latvia, on 13 January Riots involving Bosnian football clubs NK Široki Brijeg and FK Sarajevo Anti-Israel riots in Oslo in January, continuing from December 2008 Protests in Iceland in response to the country's financial crisis Unibrennt student protests in Austria Protest and riot in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 16 January
2008 Energy crisis in Bulgaria Riots in Greece in December Presidential election protests in Armenia Protests in Belgrade, Serbia following the declaration of Kosovo's independence Karadžić arrest sparks riots in Belgrade, Serbia. Rioting in Manchester before, during and after the 2008 UEFA Cup final Armed conflict between Georgia on one side and Russia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia on the other 2008 unrest in Kosovo
2007 Riots beginning 26 November in Val-d'Oise, France, following the deaths of two teenagers in a traffic collision with a police vehicle Anti-government protests in Georgia Global spread of H5N1 Dissenters' March in St. Petersburg and Moscow beginning 24 November Football riot in Catania, Italy, in which one police officer was killed Bronze Night riots in Tallinn in April Attempted car bombings in London on 29 June Attempted suicide attack on Glasgow Airport on 30 June, Scotland's first ever terrorist attack Eviction and demolition of Ungdomshuset in Nørrebro of Copenhagen, March 2007
2006 Youth protests across France from February to April Riots in Dublin on 25 February Anti-government protests across Hungary from 17 September to 23 October Immigrant youth riots in Brussels following the unexplained death of a Moroccan local in police custody December Riot in Copenhagen
2005 Riots derived from racial tensions in Birmingham, England, on 22 and 23 October Civil unrest by suburban youth across France Suicide bombings on 7 July and attempted bombings on 21 July in London
2004 Commuter train bombings in Madrid on 11 March Metro suicide bombing in Moscow on 6 February Violent unrest in Kosovo in March Orange Revolution in Ukraine beginning in November Beslan school siege in North Ossetia
2003 Rose Revolution in Georgia in November Truck bomb attacks in Istanbul on 15 and 20 November
2002 Moscow theater hostage crisis from 23 to 26 October
2001 Gothenburg riots during European Council and EU-US summit from 14 to 16 June 2001 Oldham riots 2001 Harehills riot 2001 Bradford riots Pride March in Belgrade, Serbia is brought to an end by Serbian protestors
2000 Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević in Belgrade, Serbia Russian submarine Kursk explosion on 12 August Baia Mare cyanide spill in Romania on 30 January Czech TV crisis beginning in late 2000 and continuing until early 2001
See also Great Recession 2007–2008 world food price crisis 2000s energy crisis Effects of the 2000s energy crisis 2008–2010 automotive industry crisis Global catastrophic risk Causes of the Great Recession Great Recession in Europe 2010 European sovereign debt crisis timeline 2008 financial crisis Russia–Ukraine gas disputes Fuel protests in the United Kingdom 2008 European Union stimulus plan 2020s in European history
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