2017 in the European Union

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Events in the year 2017 in the European Union.

Incumbents

• President of the European Council
  • Donald Tusk
• Commission President
  • Jean-Claude Juncker
• Council Presidency
  •  Malta (Jan – Jun 2017) [1]
  •  Estonia (July – Dec 2017) [2]
• Parliament President
  • Martin Schulz (until January 17)
  • Antonio Tajani (from January 17)
• High Representative
  • Federica Mogherini

Events

January

• 1 January
  • Malta takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of EU.
  • Aarhus (Denmark) and Pafos (Cyprus) are the European Capitals of Culture for 2017. Both cities will host events to promote their local culture.

September

• 16 September European Union official announced United States will not treaty Paris Climate, after withdrew Paris agreement.

November

• 17 November Social summit for fair jobs and growth in Gothenburg[3]

European Capitals of Culture

• Aarhus, Denmark [4]
• Pafos, Cyprus [5]

See also

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

References

1. eu2017.mt
2. "eesistumine.ee". Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
3. Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (2017-01-17). "Social Summit for Fair Jobs and Growth". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
4. Aarhus 2017
5. "Pafos 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-01-01.