2016 in the European Union

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Events in the year 2016 in the European Union.

Incumbents

• President of the European Council
  • Donald Tusk
• Commission President
  • Jean-Claude Juncker
• Council Presidency
  •  Netherlands (Jan – Jun 2016) [1]
  •  Slovakia (July – Dec 2016) [2]
• Parliament President
  • Martin Schulz
• High Representative
  • Federica Mogherini

Events

January

• 1 January
  • Netherlands takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of EU.
  • San Sebastián (Spain) and Wrocław (Poland) are the European Capitals of Culture for 2016. Both cities will host events to promote their local culture.

May

• Pact of Amsterdam: Cities get more influence in EU policies[3]

June

• The United Kingdom held a referendum on European Union membership, and voted to leave the EU.[4]

European Capitals of Culture

• San Sebastián, Spain [5]
• Wrocław, Poland [6]

See also

• History of the European Union
• Timeline of European Union history

References

1. "eu2016.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
2. "eu2016.sk". Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
3. Cities get more influence in EU policies Government.nl, News item, 30 May 2016
5. San Sebastián 2016
6. Wrocław 2016