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List of events
Events from the year 2007 in the
European Union.
Incumbents
Events
- 1 January –
Bulgaria and
Romania
join the
European Union.
[1]
- 1 January –
Slovenia adopts the Euro as its official currency, replacing the
tolar.
[2]
- 1 January – Irish becomes the 23rd official language of the EU.
[3]
- 1 January – Germany takes over the
EU Presidency.
[4]
- 9 January – far right
MEPs form a political group called
Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty.
[5]
- 25 March –
Berlin Declaration signed to mark the 50th anniversary of the
Treaty of Rome.
- 1 June – The
REACH directive, described as "most important piece of EU legislation for 20 years", comes into force.
[6]
- 23 June – EU leaders agree to a
Reform Treaty (later named Treaty of Lisbon) to replace the
Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe rejected by Dutch and French voters in referendums.
[7]
- 1 July –
Portugal takes over the
Presidency from Germany.
[4]
- 23 July –
Intergovernmental Conference on the Treaty of Lisbon starts.
[8]
- 13 December 2007 – Signing of the
Treaty of Lisbon
- 21 December –
Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Malta,
Poland, Slovakia and
Slovenia implement the
Schengen Agreement for overland borders and seaports.
[9]
See also
References
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