2022 in Europe
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This is a list of events that took place in Europe in 2022.
Incumbents
European Union
- President of the European Commission: Ursula von der Leyen
- President of the Parliament:
- David Sassoli (until 11 January)
- Roberta Metsola (from 18 January)
- President of the European Council: Charles Michel
- Presidency of the Council of the EU:
- France (January–June)
- Czech Republic (July–December)
Events
January
- 10 January: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte forms his fourth cabinet, almost a year after the collapse of his previous one.
- 16 January:
- Dimitar Kovačevski was sworn in as Prime Minister of North Macedonia.[1]
- 2022 Serbian constitutional referendum, marked by a low turnout, leads to a revision of the provisions of the constitution concerning judicial power.
- 30 January: The 2022 Portuguese legislative election took place.
February
- 11 February: The Biden administration claimed that Russia now has enough troops and military equipment in place to launch an invasion of Ukraine.[2]
- 21 February: Russia recognizes the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republic.
- 24 February: Russia launches its invasion of Ukraine.
- 27 February: 2022 Belarusian constitutional referendum
- 28 February: Ukraine applied for membership of the European Union (EU)
March
- 2 March: The United Nations General Assembly voted on a United Nations resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.[3][4]
- 3 March: 2022 Armenian presidential election
- 10 March: 2022 Hungarian presidential election
- 13 March: 75th British Academy Film Awards
- 16 March: The inauguration of the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge.
- 26 March: 2022 Maltese general election
April
- 3 April: 2022 Hungarian parliamentary election[5] and 2022 Hungarian LGBTQ in education referendum[6]
July
- 19 July: – At least 3,600 people are killed due to extreme heatwaves hitting much of Europe, additionally causing major wildfires, travel disruption, and record high temperatures in many countries.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Собранието ја избра новата Влада, Ковачевски е премиер". Радио Слободна Европа (in Macedonian). 16 January 2022. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ Piotr Smolar (12 February 2022). "Les Etats-Unis toujours plus alarmistes sur la crise en Ukraine". Le Monde..
- ^ Borger, Julian (2022-03-02). Written at Washington, D.C.. "UN votes to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine and calls for withdrawal". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ Saric, Ivana; Basu, Zachary (2022-03-02). "141 countries vote to condemn Russia at UN". Axios. Archived from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ "Április 3-ára írta ki az országgyűlési választást Áder János" [János Áder called the parliamentary elections for April 3rd] (in Hungarian). Telex. January 12, 2022.
- ^ "Április 3-ára írta ki az országgyűlési választást Áder János" [Announcement on the date of the referendum] (in Hungarian). January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Heatwave: Ferocious European heat heads north". BBC News. 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
