This is a list of events that have taken place in Europe in 2023.
Incumbents
Albania
Andorra
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
European Union President of the European Commission: Ursula von der Leyen President of the Parliament: Roberta Metsola President of the European Council: Charles Michel Presidency of the Council of the EU: Sweden (January–June) Spain (July–December)
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City
Events
January 1 January: Croatia adopted the euro and became the 20th member state of the eurozone. This was the first enlargement of the monetary union since Lithuania's entry in 2015. Croatia also joined the Schengen Area and became its 27th member. This was the first enlargement of the Schengen Area since Liechtenstein's entry in 2011.
April 4 April: Finland joins NATO.
May 6 May: Coronation of Charles III and Camilla in Westminster Abbey, London. 13 May: Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. 14 May: 2023 Turkish general election 28 May: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wins the 2023 presidential elections in Turkey.
June 15 June – In Poland, Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the Law and Justice party, says that the government might hold a referendum on EU migration policy. The referendum would be similar to the 2016 Hungarian migrant quota referendum. July 23 July: 2023 Spanish general election for the Cortes Generales.
October 15 October – 2023 Polish referendum Results: 96.79% voted against the admission of thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Africa, 96.04% voted against the removal of the barrier on the border between Poland and Belarus. 28 October: A partial lunar eclipse will be visible in the evening and the next morning over Europe and most of Africa and Asia and will be the 11th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 146.
November 11 November: 2023 Polish parliamentary election for the Parliament of Poland. December 14 December: the European Council agree to open accession negotiations with Ukraine, as well as Moldova. Hungary long opposed talks starting accession negotiations, did not veto the move. Prime Minister Viktor Orban left the room momentarily in what officials described as a pre-agreed and constructive manner, while the other 26 leaders went ahead with the vote. December: Start of the 2023–2024 European Union farmers' protests.
See also
2023 in the European Union 2023 in politics and government
References