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Events in the year 2016 in the European Union.

Incumbents

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "eu2016.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2016-01-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "eu2016.sk". Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-01-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Cities get more influence in EU policies Government.nl, News item, 30 May 2016
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ San Sebastián 2016
  6. ^ Wrocław 2016
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