2003 in Europe explained

This is a list of events in 2003 that occurred in Europe.

Incumbents

European Union

• President of the European Commission

• President of the Parliament

• President of the European Council

• • Costas Simitis (January–June)
  • Silvio Berlusconi (July–December)
• Presidency of the Council of the EU

• • Greece (January–July)
  • Italy (July–December)

Events

Date	Event	Location
April 16	The Białystok Institute of Cosmetology was founded.	Poland
June 13	The Czech European Union membership referendum was held.	Czech Republic
July 2	Coburg shooting took place.	Germany
August 11	A heat wave struck most of Europe.^[1]	Europe
September 10	Anna Lindh was stabbed.^[2]	Sweden
September 19	The Aegon Arena officially opened.	Slovakia
November 30	The Sammarinese local elections were held.	San Marino
December 20	Pasqual Maragall took office in the Maragall Government.	Spain
	The Dønnesfjord Church closed.	Norway

Deaths

Date of Death	Person	Location of Birth
August 25	Hjalmar Pettersson (1906)^[3]	Sweden
September 11	Anna Lindh (1957)	Sweden

See also

• 2003 in the European Union
• List of state leaders in Europe in 2003

Notes and References

1. Web site: WMO: Unprecedented sequence of extreme weather events - PreventionWeb.net. www.preventionweb.net.
2. News: 2003: Anna Lindh dies of stab injuries. 11 September 2003. news.bbc.co.uk.
3. Web site: Hjalmar Pettersson Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210418/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/hjalmar-pettersson-1.html. dead. 2020-04-17. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.