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2006 in the European Union

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2006
in
the European Union

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Events from the year 2006 in the European Union.

Incumbents

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Events

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  • 1 January: Austria takes the Presidency.
  • 2 February:
  • 16 February: The Commission's 'Bolkestein Directive' is approved at its first reading by the MEPs admit large protests outside the Parliament.
  • 7 April: .eu domain opens to the public.
  • 4 May: The Commission adopts a green paper on the European Transparency Initiative.
  • 3 June: Montenegro declares independence, leads to separate relations and accession negotiations.
  • 21 June: Barroso attends EU-US summit in Vienna.
  • 1 July: Finland takes the Presidency.
  • 12 July: Kroes gives Microsoft a 280.5 million euro fine for its anti-competitive behaviour.
  • 24 July: The Council adopts a common position on the Bolkestein Directive
  • 15 November: European Parliament adopts the Bolkestein Directive at its second reading.
  • 12 December: Parliament approves the Bulgarian and Romanian Commissioners despite concerns over the weakness of the Multilingualism portfolio.

References

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  1. ^ "Statement by Vice-President Franco Frattini on cartoons published by a Danish newspaper". European Commission. 2 February 2006. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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