2023 in the European Union

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Events from 2023 in the European Union.

Incumbents

• President of the European Council
  • Charles Michel
• Commission President
  • Ursula von der Leyen
• Council Presidency
  • Sweden (Jan – Jun)
  • Spain (July – Dec)
• Parliament President
  • Roberta Metsola
• High Representative
  • Josep Borrell

Events

January

• 1 January – Croatia adopted the euro and became the 20th member state of the eurozone.[1] They entered the Schengen area and became the 23rd European union member to do so, and the 27th states to accede to the union overall[2]
• 4 January – Internet privacy regulators in Ireland fine Meta Platforms €390 million for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation on Facebook and Instagram.[3]

April

• 25 April – The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a carbon tariff on carbon-intensive products imported to the European Union from countries lacking sufficient greenhouse gas reduction measures of their own, a key part of the Fit for 55 package, is approved.[4][5]

July

• 18 July – the EU decided not to restart full membership negotiations with Turkey.[6]

October

• 12 October – After the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, the Party of European Socialists (PES) suspended Smer-SD and Hlas-SD over their plans to enter into coalition with SNS, which the PES views as a "radical-right party."[7]

November

• 28 November – The Court of Justice of the European Union rules that EU states can prohibit their employees from wearing signs of religious belief such as the Islamic headscarve.[8][9][10][11][12]

See also

Overviews

• European Union
• History of European Union
• Outline of European Union
• Politics of European Union
• Timeline of European Union history
• Years in European Union
• History of modern European Union
• Government of European Union

Related timelines for current period

• 2023
• 2023 in Europe
• 2023 in politics and government
• 2020s

References

1. "Croatia set to join the euro area on 1 January 2023: Council adopts final required legal acts". European Council/Council of the European Union. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
2. "Schengen area: Council decides to lift border controls with Croatia". www.consilium.europa.eu. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
3. Satariano, Adam (4 January 2023). "Meta's Ad Practices Ruled Illegal Under E.U. Law". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
4. "'Fit for 55': Council adopts key pieces of legislation delivering on 2030 climate targets". Council of the EU. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
5. "Voting record". 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
6. "AP raporu: Türkiye'nin AB üyelik süreci mevcut koşullarda devam edemez" (in Turkish). Gazete Duvar. 18 July 2023.
7. Wax, Eddy; Barigazzi, Jacopo; Jochecová, Ketrin (12 October 2023). "European socialists suspend Robert Fico's Smer party and its ally Hlas". Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
8. Kassam, Ashifa (29 November 2023). "Government offices in EU can ban wearing of religious symbols, court rules". The Guardian.
9. Bubola, Emma (29 November 2023). "Government Offices in E.U. Can Ban Wearing of Religious Symbols". The New York Times.
10. "It's OK to ban wearing religious symbols at work, EU top court rules". 28 November 2023.
11. Blenkinsop, Philip (28 November 2023). Maclean, William (ed.). "EU court says public employees may be barred from wearing head scarf". Reuters. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
12. "EU states can ban religious symbols in public workplaces". 28 November 2023.